The upgrade of the 52-camera system will be decided at council’s cabinet meeting later this week (18th Dec).
If agreed, councillors will decide who will install and maintain the system following the successful tender process with nine bids earlier this year.
The £250,000 upgrade includes new digital cameras and a control room at Bourne Place multi-storey car park that will monitored at known times of peak crime and anti-social behaviour.
The CCTV system is currently operated by the Medway Commercial Group, on behalf of the CCTV partnership with Medway, Maidstone and Gravesham councils.
The new operator would install and maintain the new system for up to five years when the current contract ends in March.
Cllr Richard Palmer, cabinet member for community at the council, said:
“We want to bring the safety of Swale residents and visitors across the borough back into our control, so the upgrade of 52 new cameras and Swale-based control room will be a key investment.
Our current cameras are coming to the end of their life span and don’t often provide clear enough images to help the police with prosecutions.
The new CCTV system will help us prevent and detect crime, provide quality evidence to the police for prosecutions and manage emergencies and major incidents.
If agreed, not only will the new system improve safety across the borough but will also provide cost savings that we can allocate to other safety initiatives.”
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