PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-05

The Houston City Council approved an amendment to its existing contract with Versaterm Public Safety, Inc. to continue providing a Records Management System for the city.

What it means for you

This updates the city's contract with a software company that manages public safety records, likely affecting how police or other public safety agencies store and access information.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Member Martinez absent. Ordinance 2026-0391, official minutes of May 5, 2026.

Public safety — see all →Citywide

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record

Who's paid?Versaterm Public Safety, Incminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the May 5, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $3,177,541 paid to Versaterm Public Safety Inc. across 3 payment lines, FY2026–FY2027.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260505-30 — data from official records via PlainDocket.