Columbus City Council will vote Monday night on a decision to expand the technology the police department uses to detect gun shots.
Columbus initially set up ShotSpotter technology in the Hilltop, South Side and Linden neighborhoods in 2018 and currently covers a 12-square mile area.
This new phase would expand the presence of gun shot detectors in the Near East Side by three-square miles.
Several major streets will be covered by the technology, including Taylor Avenue, East Broad Street and Alum Creek. I-70 borders the technology's coverage area on the south and I-670 borders the technology's coverage area on the north.
The Department of Public Safety says the expansion is expected to cost close to $900,000 a year.
The council is scheduled to vote on a three-year contract with SoundThinking, the company behind the ShotSpotter technology.
The system sends a notification directly to patrol officers after gunshots are detected.
The system has been criticized in the past for generating false alerts.
