- AZPM
Summary
Pima County supervisors unanimously rejected an amendment to the sheriff's contract with Axon that would have extended the deal to 2036 and allowed up to $45 million in additional spending, including $18 million for Axon's AI tools like Draft One. Supervisors cited concerns about locking the county into a long-term contract, the lack of competitive bidding, risks around evolving technology and policy, and union objections that funds would be better spent on deputies. The board asked staff to audit instances of Axon accessing sheriff's department data and to explore competitive bids for similar contracts in the future. Sheriff Chris Nanos said he may resubmit a revised extension with new protocols for data requests and noted deputies responded positively to the trial of the AI software and that he does not expect job losses.
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