CHARLOTTE – The city of Charlotte has set of goal of equipping every cop on the beat with a body camera. The city council has approved spending $7 million to purchase body cameras with goal of having each officer on each Charlotte-Mecklenburg patrol office wearing one by October.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe told council members the purchase will help his department adapt to increasing demands to record interactions between officers and the public.

The city will buy the 1,400 cameras from Taser International, which makes the department’s electric stun guns. Training for officers will start in March.

New legislation would be needed for anyone from the public to view video from one of these cameras if they have a complaint with an officer.

A number of groups have agreed with the idea of having the cameras, which have become more popular in light of recent incidents involving police in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City.