The Village of Hartland Police Chief briefed the board on a federal grant opportunity to acquire body‑worn cameras that would integrate with the department's existing in‑car camera system.

The chief said the village has a squad camera system (vendor: GTAC) and prefers a compatible body‑camera platform to allow integrated video management. Estimated one‑time acquisition for the preferred platform is roughly $43,000; the chief said the department hopes to cover that cost with grant funds. He cautioned that vendor subscriptions, cloud storage, and redaction software create ongoing annual costs (the department estimated about $10,000 per year for storage and redaction for the department's size) and additional staff time for redaction and evidence processing.

The chief also said body‑camera deployment brings operational tradeoffs: more time required to process and redact video, and a continuing subscription/licensing expense that must be budgeted. He told trustees that if the grant is awarded he will bring a formal request to the board for acceptance of the grant and approval of any local match or recurring budgetary commitments.

Trustees acknowledged potential benefits for officer accountability and evidence but reminded staff to factor recurring license, storage and redaction workloads into next year's budget planning.