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Santa Fe finance committee approves one‑year ShotSpotter pilot, 3–2, amid privacy and funding concerns
Summary
The Finance Committee voted 3–2 on Feb. 23 to approve a one‑year, $354,000 service agreement with Sound Thinking (ShotSpotter) for gunshot detection and forensic analysis funded through an existing violence‑prevention grant after debates on accuracy, privacy, data ownership and long‑term costs.
The City of Santa Fe Finance Committee on Feb. 23 approved a one‑year, $354,000 service agreement with Sound Thinking (the company behind ShotSpotter) to deploy acoustic gunshot‑detection sensors and associated forensic services. The contract is funded through an existing Department of Health violence‑prevention grant the city previously accepted; staff said moving those grant funds to other purposes would require state approval and likely delay implementation.
The item opened with Youth & Family Services staff explaining the grant background and the intended public‑health use of the system to find unreported gunfire and direct services to affected children, youth and families. “When this initial grant was requested... youth throughout our community were doing... discharging [firearms] in public places,” a staff…
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