On May 18, 2026 the council reviewed two quotes to replace the camera systems at City Hall and the city-owned liquor store and ultimately approved the proposals from Security & Sound. The discussion compared Security & Sound’s 135-point score versus a competing quote from Hennepin Wright, which would have reused analog cameras and offered license plate reader options; total project costs discussed were roughly 6,000 for one proposal and 8,600 for another, with funding coming from capital improvement accounts that currently hold 40,000 for City Hall and 33,000 for the liquor store. The approved work will replace and expand coverage, including additional interior and exterior cameras at the liquor store and improved parking-lot monitoring with motion detection and wide-angle views, and both vendors noted provide three-year equipment and one-year installation warranties.While the primary surveillance system decision has been made in favor of Security & Sound, this upgrade reveals the city’s current technology stack, budgets, and interest in advanced features like license plate recognition, which creates follow-on opportunities for integration, storage/retention management, cyber-hardening, and future expansions to other facilities. Vendors in physical security, networking, and public safety technology can position services such as offsite monitoring, evidence management, and LPR integration for future phases or complementary deployments.

Security & Sound already manages the city’s alarm systems and is the incumbent for this type of work; funding allocated from City Hall and liquor store capital improvement accounts.