City Hall armed security for $200,000?

17.8 yrs
~ 3 days, 21 hrs ago

City Hall armed security for $200,000?

On next week's council agenda.....
"Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to Approve the
Authorization to Execute a Two-Year Contract with A&A Security Group, in an Amount Not to
Exceed $195,650.00 Annually, to Provide Armed Security Services at City Hall"

The council packet isn't out yet, so I don't have any details besides the above, but is this really needed?

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19.1 yrs
~ 3 days, 21 hrs ago

kraziebill : Hope they have some good back up! I wouldn't think it is needed, but it is a crazy world out there.

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15 yrs
~ 3 days, 21 hrs ago

I kind of assumed the 2 security officers at the front desk next to a metal detector were possibly armed.

19.8 yrs
~ 3 days, 7 hrs ago

Speaking of not needed, if you watch a park board meeting you'll see an armed police officer in attendance. This was at the request of Robert Johnson who felt unsafe because he was being verbally harassed. I don't know who he was scared of- the other board members or the five or six people usually in attendance.

18.7 yrs
~ 3 days, 5 hrs ago

Find out many have canceled carry. Back in the day of gun slingers. Who is fastest to draw. How privileged we have become.

19.1 yrs
~ 3 days, 5 hrs ago

PeoriaIllinoisan : The harassment, if it happened, may have occurred away from the meetings. He is not that hard to find.

5.7 yrs
~ 7 hrs ago

kraziebill :
I don't believe they need any more Armed security than I do walking into work at 5:30 am or when I have worked a double shift and walk to my car at 11:00 pm at night.