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Wayne County approves reimbursement agreement for 10 magnetometer units with Downtown Detroit Partnership
Summary
The commission approved a two-year agreement to reimburse the Downtown Detroit Partnership for 10 magnetometer/metal-detector units intended for large public events; staff said the county will have access to units, custody rests with DDP during the contract, and sale/disposal is restricted for the term plus one year.
The Wayne County Commission voted to approve a two-year comparable-source grant services agreement reimbursing the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) for the purchase of 10 magnetometer/metal-detector units to screen attendees at major public events.
Anthony Cartwright, interim director of economic development, said DDP purchased the units to avoid recurring rental costs and to allow the partnership and the county to deploy screening equipment more efficiently at large events. “We did say we're gonna help them purchase the units,” Cartwright said, explaining the county’s role is to reimburse DDP so both DDP and Wayne County can use the equipment for events.
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