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Wayne County panel approves agreement with Downtown Detroit Partnership for magnetometers, adds notice if units sold
Summary
The Wayne County Economic Development Committee approved a two-year grant services agreement with Downtown Detroit Partnership to formalize joint use of magnetometer screening units purchased by DDP, and required DDP to notify the county if it later sells the devices.
Wayne County’s Economic Development Committee on Nov. 25 approved a two-year comparable-source grant services agreement with the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) to formalize county access to magnetometer screening units that DDP purchased for public events. The panel added a requirement that DDP notify the county if the units are later sold.
The measure, introduced as Item D.1, covers use of magnetometers to support major events across Wayne County. Eric Larson, chief executive officer of the Downtown Detroit Partnership, told the committee DDP bought 18 units to meet growing demand and to supplement technology already deployed by the Detroit Police Department. "We went ahead and purchased these 18 to supplement,…
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