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Council member asks for FY26 performance data before renewing $426,000 ShotSpotter lease
Summary
Council Member Andrews requested FY26 ShotSpotter metrics — activations, confirmations of gunfire, cases the WPD would have missed, and investigative value — before approving a proposed $426,000 annual lease renewal (consent item C4). City staff agreed to gather the data.
Council Member Andrews pressed for data on the city’s ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system as the council reviewed consent item C4, a resolution to renew the ShotSpotter lease through 2027.
Andrews said the proposed contract would cost about $426,000 per year and asked for the FY26 results: how many alerts were generated, how many were confirmed as gunfire, what incidents the Wilmington Police Department would have missed without the system, and what investigative value the alerts provided. “How many alerts were generated? How many were ultimately confirmed as gunfire? What investigative value did it provide? Is there a trend?” Andrews asked.
A staff representative (City Attorney/Staff) replied that the administration would gather those specific data points and present them to the council. Council discussion noted the item has been under scrutiny and that members wanted better information to assess whether the renewal should be included in the upcoming budget work.
No vote or final decision occurred during the pre-agenda session; staff committed to returning FY26 performance metrics for council review.
