FILE – ShotSpotter equipment overlooks an intersection.
After a clerical error, Houston City Council members voted to alter the city’s agreement with ShotSpotter Technology Inc., a gunshot detection technology company, to $3.5 million and pay a $700,000 past due bill in a Wednesday meeting on Jan. 31.
Local officials said the initial contract was always supposed to be $3.5 million, but wasn’t noticed by officials until the Houston Police Department tried to renew the contract in January and was notified of an overdue bill, according to city records on the ordinance. A ShotSpotter spokespoerson said the contract with Houston is five years and ends in December 2024.
