The court voted during its regular meeting Thursday to approve a contract with Motorola for 36 cameras and storage software for $26,800 a year.

During the next five years, the county will evaluate the contract’s effectiveness and determine if any changes or updates are needed.

In a press release on Monday morning, Laurel County Sheriff John Root announced that all department deputies will begin wearing body cameras for the first time.

Deputies with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office will soon have body cameras. The fiscal court voted during its regular meeting Thursday to approve 36 body cameras and associated storage software. This will be the first time Laurel County deputies have worn body cameras.

The nearly $27,000 contract with Motorola will supply body cameras for all sheriff's deputies and two school resource officers.