MARSHALL — The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a new supplier for the body-worn cameras deputies use. This week, county commissioners voted to approve a proposal for new cameras from Axon Enterprise, that would cost about $94,000 for five years of service.

The Sheriff’s Office started using body cameras about two years ago, Sheriff Eric Wallen said. However, the company that made those cameras and the server they use for video storage was bought by Motorola, and the devices are no longer being supported.

Wallen said the Sheriff’s Office researched options for new body cameras, and it looked like going with Axon would be the best course of action. Axon makes the same body cameras worn by the Marshall Police Department, Wallen said. The MPD made the switch to Axon cameras earlier this year.

Wallen presented county commissioners with two possible plans for new body cameras from Axon. Although both options came with price breakdowns, Wallen cautioned the board that those would not necessarily be the final costs of the proposals.

One proposal would cost about $62,148 to equip deputies with new cameras and cover subscription fees for five years. However, under this plan the Sheriff’s Office would be responsible for replacing cameras if one breaks. The second proposal would cost about $94,746, but included an extended warranty and replacement cameras over a five-year period.

“There’s a difference in cost between the two options,” Wallen said. But the second option had some benefits in spite of the higher cost. Wallen said the Sheriff’s Office would receive new body cameras at years two and five of the plan. The body-worn cameras last two or three years on average, he said.

If the county approved a new body camera plan, the Sheriff’s Office would keep its current cameras for use by corrections officers at the Lyon County Jail, until they were no longer functional, Wallen said.

After discussion of the two proposed camera plans, commissioners voted in favor of the $94,000 option. Commissioners said they supported the idea of the Sheriff’s Office automatically getting new cameras over the length of the five-year plan.