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Council members push back on special‑meeting timing and limited public notice for Axon contract
Summary
Several Erie County council members criticized the short notice for the special meeting and questioned waiving competitive procurement, arguing the council needed more time and public input before advancing the Axon contract.
Multiple council members said the agenda packet and meeting notice arrived too late for adequate review and public scrutiny, calling the rush to schedule and approve a sole‑vendor contract "a bridge too far." One council member said the agenda was published only the day before and that members had less than 24 hours to study the material.
Others countered that county subject‑matter experts had been working on the issue for months and that the DA and IT staff were urging expedited action to avoid imminent price increases. Council deliberations produced a split: an initial procedural vote to move the item toward a second reading passed 5–2, and a later motion approving the waiver and contract passed 6–1.
