Durham is setting strict rules for how the city’s police department can obtain and use surveillance technology.
The action comes two weeks after the Durham City Council approved a $16 million contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for new police drones, cameras and software.
In a resolution Monday night, the council sets parameters for how data will be collected, stored and audited before the Axon contract is officially executed. The document is similar to Community Control Over Police Surveillance, or CCOPS, ordinances some U.S. cities have requiring police departments to get public approval and government oversight before obtaining new surveillance technology…