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Akron council approves emergency contracts for phone, oversight and court case systems
Summary
City council voted 13-0 to approve multiple emergency ordinances authorizing IT and police-oversight contracts, suspending rules to allow immediate implementation.
Akron City Council on an evening session approved a string of emergency ordinances authorizing technology and case-management contracts for city operations and police oversight, with all votes showing 13-0 in favor.
Council members suspended the rules and approved contracts that included an annual subscription for the Cisco phone system, a case-management and database system for the Akron Citizens Police Oversight Board and the Office of the Independent Police Auditor, a data-analysis contract for the Office of the Independent Police Auditor, an extension for final implementation of the Odyssey case-management system for the courts and other server and equipment purchases.
The measures were presented by Councilman Lombardo, who offered several…
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