Pictured, from left, are council member Larry Neher, President Niki Miller and council member Liz Heiman.

CLAYPOOL — Business at the Claypool Town Council meeting Tuesday, Nov. 20, focused on a new law enforcement footage rate scale ordinance and the potential for a new IT provider for the town.

Town Marshal Ben Sanders told the council that he’s been talking with other local law enforcement agencies and town marshals on charging people for access to accident reports, police photos and body cam footage. The ordinance establishes the rates at $15 each for reports, $55 for photos and $150 for body cam footage.

A separate fund for monies collected from the sale of footage and documents will be set up.

“This puts us in line with what some other law enforcement agencies are doing,” said Sanders. “We’re starting to get more requests for these types of reports. We had two requests this past week alone.”

The council adopted the rate scale ordinance.

Sanders and Clerk-Treasurer Pat Warner also discussed the issues they’ve been having with W.A.C.D., the town’s current IT provider. Sanders said that officers are restricted on what they can access on their computers. Warner and Sanders said they don’t even have passwords to gain access. In order to gain access, W.A.C.D. is contacted, which leads to a remote-in charge.

“For the 2017-18 year, you’re looking at almost $4,000 in maintenance fees,” said Sanders. “And we’re paying for an anti-virus program that we don’t even need.”

The town had W.A.C.D. installed in 2012. Warner said the problems with the company started about six months ago. Both Warner and Sanders said that access to computers is denied unless W.A.C.D. does a remote-in to the computers.

“They’re withholding our passwords,” said Sanders. “Them remoting in is a way for them to make money. Because of this, they could also be remoting in on my computer at any given time, and I don’t have a way to stop it.”

Sanders presented two quotes from new IT providers. The council showed interest in Mastermind Computers but asked both Warner and Sanders to continue contacting W.A.C.D. to see if the passwords can be retrieved.

The council made a motion to investigate if the town has a current contract with W.A.C.D. and to also study the potential for changing IT providers.

In other business:

• The council approved sending a letter to Emma Slone for her future property to be connected to the town’s water and sewer system.
• The council will hold an executive session on Tuesday, Dec. 4, regarding a salary ordinance.
• The town office will be closed Nov. 22 and 23 for Thanksgiving.
• The town reminded citizens to bag leaves and remove campaign signs.
• The council’s next meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Claypool Lions Club building.