Council to consider software for police
By Rochelle Moore
Published in News on December 18, 2016 1:45 AM
The Goldsboro City Council will consider buying a $457,764 police safety software package during its meeting Monday.
The software, which would be owned by the Goldsboro Police Department, includes an agreement to share the equipment with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office.
The purchase includes a five-year payment plan, with 2.99 percent interest, that would be secured with the Government Capital Corp., a public financing firm.
The software would allow officers to electronically fill out police reports in vehicles, have live access to surveillance cameras and evidence reports and allow for co-sharing of emergency 911 calls and other information between the police and sheriff departments, said GPD Chief Mike West.
The purchase does not include a financial contribution from Wayne County, he said. The police department will maintain purchase and licensing rights and allow the sheriff's department to share the technology, which includes other computer applications.
The council will decide on the purchase contract, with Spillman Technologies, during its meeting Monday. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers in City Hall, 214 N. Center St.
During the meeting, the council will also select its mayor pro tem, a position currently held by Councilman Gene Aycock. The mayor pro tem has a temporary role in the mayor's absence that involves leading council meetings or representing the council at other events.
The council Monday will hold four public hearings for rezoning and conditional-use permit requests, which take place before a formal Goldsboro Planning Commission review.
A public hearing will be held for a requested rezoning change from neighborhood business to a general business conditional district for a 1.82-acre site, at 1301 Wayne Memorial Drive, next to Family Dollar. The applicant is interested in adding an Advance Auto Parts store to the site.
Another public hearing includes a requested rezoning change from industrial business to a general business conditional district for a 4-acre site on Gateway Drive. Classic Goldsboro is seeking the permit that would limit the property use for vehicle sales, as a parking lot extension for the nearby Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram dealership.
A public hearing will be held for a requested conditional-use permit allowing the operation of an internet sweepstakes business at 1716 U.S. 117 South.
The location is the former Longhorn Business Center, which was shut down by local law enforcement in February due to noncompliance with state law. The owner contends that the business would reopen with new gaming software that complies with the law.
The final public hearing includes a conditional-use permit request from Ismail Qandeel that would allow the opening of a convenience store in the former Bob's Supermarket, a 9,000-square-foot property at 1717 S. Slocomb St., near Harrell Street. The applicant is interested in relocating Brookside Market into the building from its current location at 2000 S. Slocumb St.
After the public hearings, the planning commission will move to another room in City Hall and review the requests, which could be recommended to council for approval or denial during its Jan. 3 meeting.
The city council will have a work session prior to the meeting, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall annex, at 200 N. Center St. The work session includes discussion regarding council appointments to its boards and commissions.