Some Chicago aldermen and Mayor Brandon Johnson are disagreeing over who can effectively end the use of ShotSpotter technology in Chicago.
approved an order, giving themselves control over the technology and allowing more time to collect data on how it works.But Mayor Johnson claims the measure isn't legal, and he still plans to get rid of ShotSpotter in the fall.
"My authority is quite clear. This passage on whatever it was has no bearing on my executive authority," Johnson said. "It's legal because, as aldermen, we have contracting authority, and we have budgeting authority. So, we can present any ordinance that says we want to contract with ABC," Moore said.
He said, as the legislative branch, City Council's role is to pass legislation and appropriate money.
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