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Committee reviews three appropriations including $750,000 first payment for Axon contract
Summary
The Public Safety Committee reviewed ordinances O-25-147 and O-25-148 (grant appropriations) and O-25-158, which would appropriate $750,000 from the realty transfer tax reserve for the first payment of a renegotiated contract with Axon; no committee votes were recorded during the meeting.
The New Castle County Public Safety Committee on Dec. 9 reviewed three funding items: O-25-147, an appropriation of $70,000.481 from Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Nuclear through the Delaware Emergency Management Agency to support the Office of Emergency Management in fiscal 2026; O-25-148, an appropriation of $78,733.55 from the State of Delaware Department of Justice Special Law Enforcement Assistance Fund; and O-25-158, which would appropriate $750,000 from the realty transfer tax reserve to the Department of Public Safety's equipment budget for the first payment on the renegotiated Axon contract.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about each grant and whether public comment was available; the chair recorded there was no public comment for these items. Members also asked whether taking O-25-158 from the realty transfer reserve required a supermajority; the chair and a council member said a simple majority suffices for this fund.
Next steps: The committee reviewed the items but did not record committee votes on the ordinances during the hearing; questions remain about the Axon contract funding and the committee requested additional financial detail before advancing related approvals.
