To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a contract with SoundThinking Inc., formerly ShotSpotter, Inc., for the use of a gunfire detection, alert, and analysis program; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $661,500.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($661,500.00)

Committee

Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee

Requested by

Safety Drafter

Introduced

March 7, 2025

On agenda

March 31, 2025

Passed

April 3, 2025

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Mar 31, 2025 Approved Pass

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