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Aurora council pauses $170,000 drive‑test scanner purchase after vendor concerns
Summary
Council members questioned procurement, vendor history, and itemized costs for a proposed $170,000 drive‑test scanner for the Police Department; after debate the council voted 11–1 to return the purchase to the finance committee for further review.
Aurora City Council on Oct. 28 deferred a proposed purchase of a drive‑test scanner for the Aurora Police Department and sent the item back to the finance committee after several council members raised procurement and vendor‑history concerns.
Lieutenant Tom McNamara explained the device’s purpose: the drive‑test scanner maps cell‑tower coverage to create a historical “snapshot” of reception in a crime area so that cell‑carrier data obtained later by court order can be precisely compared and…
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