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Council approves $1.64 million increase in AT&T’s 911 network cap
The 10–0 vote backs a $6.51 million three-year ceiling. The ordinance says the correction will not bind the city until executed.
Atlanta City Council voted 10–0 Nov. 2 to authorize a higher spending ceiling for AT&T’s 911 network upgrade: $6.51 million over three years, up from $4.87 million. That is an increase of about $1.64 million, or 33.6%.[1][2]
The vote, recorded in the Council’s draft action minutes, moves ordinance 26-O-1604 beyond the 5–0 committee recommendation we reported Oct. 26. It authorizes the mayor or a designee to correct the earlier spending authorization.[1][2]
The ordinance says April’s flat $1,624,150 annual cap did not match the agreement’s pricing. The correction sets a $2,680,299.20 limit for the first year and $1,914,056.20 for each of the next two years.[2]
The agreement retains its three-year term and two one-year renewal options. The $6,508,411.60 ceiling covers the initial three years, not those optional renewals.[2]
This is a change in spending authority—not a finding that Atlanta has already spent $1.64 million beyond the earlier cap. The ordinance describes a pricing mismatch and says AT&T continues to perform its services satisfactorily.[2]
The work is to be paid from the Emergency Telephone System/APD E-911 account. One condition remains important: the ordinance says the correction will not bind the city until executed. The records reviewed do not establish whether that has happened.[2]
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