Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Metal Detectors in Scottdale

The City of Scottsdale has hired the first two of the three armed guards agreed upon in a compromise to boost security after an unpopular X-ray machines and metal detectors were shipped out of City Hall. The new security officers have police backgrounds.

Despite the initial clamor for more security, some council members considered the metal detector machines unfriendly, as they created long lines, particularly when the council debated hot topics. So the council voted 5-2 in October to have them removed, which was done in December.

The city canceled its $52,000 contract with a private security company and put the Metal detectors in storage. But there is a possibility of them to be used as an additional screening at City Court, or be used in Scottsdale's jail.

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