Madison expects to equip every police officer with a body-worn camera by the end of 2027, with a $350,000 grant from the Madison Community Foundation helping pay for the program’s initial operating costs. The foundation offered the grant to the mayor’s office and Madison Police Department in August. It would fund two information-technology specialists, a forensic analyst and software expenses. The department would cover other operating costs through its budget. The city’s 2027 capital budget, passed by the Common Council on Tuesday, includes funding to launch the program. The plan calls for buying 220 cameras, along with batteries, docking stations, chargers, uniform mounts and other equipment, as well as one-time training. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said half of the cameras’ capital costs would come from the city, with that amount matched by a federal Department of Justice grant. The council and its committees must still vote to accept the foundation’s gift and amend the budget. Rhodes-Conway said she expects the approvals to pass. Police Chief John Patterson, who had proposed a three-year rollout across department districts, said he hopes cameras can begin being deployed next summer. He called the foundation’s contribution a way to clear a barrier to seeking operating funds from the city at a time when those dollars are difficult to secure. Patterson has described the cameras as a tool that could help rebuild community trust. Support for funding the program grew among some alders and the city’s Independent Police Monitor after Madison police fatally shot Corey Ruiz earlier this summer. Rhodes-Conway said Madison had long lacked agreement on whether to establish a body-camera program and what it should include. She said the city is now closer to consensus that cameras are a useful tool for the department.