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Vallejo delays final vote on expanded private-security contract; council demands metrics and breakdown
Summary
Council received a detailed briefing on a proposed citywide security contract with AX9 Security Inc., including a new neighborhood patrol pilot. Members pressed staff and the contractor for a clearer budget breakdown, performance metrics and reporting; council asked staff to return with more detail before final approval.
City staff presented a proposal to replace and consolidate existing city security services into a single agreement with AX9 Security Inc., a one-year contract with up to four one-year extension options and a year-one not-to-exceed total of $1,784,964. The package would roll baseline services (city hall interior/exterior, downtown parking lots, library and other ongoing posts) into the new contract and add a neighborhood pilot intended to provide supplemental patrols in crime "hot spots."
Interim Public Works Director Oscar Alcantar said the pilot would begin with one AX9 patrol vehicle operating about 40 hours per week at an initial cost of…
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