The Aurora Police Department is set to receive brand new body-worn cameras with additional features by the end of the summer, after the City Council approved the $1-million purchase Monday.

The cameras, provided by Axon Enterprise Inc., automatically record when an officer turns on their patrol car’s lights or siren, when an officer reaches for their gun or taser and when an officer is near another officer whose camera is already on.

The cameras also have superior mounting and holstering options to keep the cameras attached to officers’ uniforms. This was a major priority, according to APD Division Chief Chris Juul, who said the mounting options for the current body-worn cameras are “problematic at best.”

The current body-worn camera system was in use in 2019 when APD officers detained 23-year-old Elijah McClain in an altercation that would lead to his death.

McClain, a Black man, was killed after officers put him in a chokehold and fire rescue paramedics sedated him on Aug. 24, 2019, officials have said.

Though the officers’ body-worn cameras were on during the incident, all three of the officers’ cameras were knocked out of position, obscuring large parts of the video.

The city has been looking for a new body-worn camera system since last year, after the news of McClain’s death became widespread and the police department received national condemnation, with some complaints pointing to the faulty body-worn cameras specifically.

APD will receive 740 body-worn cameras under the new contract, to be distributed to all officers, including detectives and desk cops, in compliance with Senate Bill 217 passed last summer.

Juul also said the new cameras come with unlimited storage, another issue the police department has had with its current system.

All of the hardware in the new system will be refreshed in three years, mid-way through the five-year contract. The refresh will include free upgrades to any new generations of the technology.

Aurora’s current body-worn camera contract is set to expire on July 31. The new system will take approximately seven to nine weeks to implement, officials said.