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Addison council approves equipment purchases, hotel registration changes and LPR expansion; denies contested airport ground-lease
Summary
Council approved a reimbursement resolution and plans for 2026 certificates of obligation, adopted a hotel/motel registration change tied to public-safety "calls for service," and approved multi-year contracts for police tasers, body cameras and a Flock license-plate-reader network; after debate the council denied a ground-lease proposal for a 2.34-acre Addison Airport site.
Addison City Council approved several administrative and procurement measures during its regular meeting and acted on a contested airport ground-lease proposal.
Financial and capital items: the council approved a reimbursement resolution permitting use of future bond proceeds to reimburse prior lawful expenditures, including up to $2 million for fire apparatus replacement, and staff outlined plans for a combined issuance of 2026 certificates of obligation (about $3.5 million) and potential refunding of older general-obligation bonds that staff estimated could save roughly $1.25 million over the refunding period. Steven Glickman (CFO) said the economics and timing favor a combined issuance.
Public-safety procurement: council approved a bundled multi-year agreement with Axon for replacement tasers, upgraded body cameras and interview-room systems, and separately approved a multi-year managed-services agreement with Flock Group Inc.…
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