For City Council Meeting August 13, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to: 1) Approve a Service Agreement With National Public Safety Group, LLC, a North Carolina Limited Liability Company for Project Management Services of the Police Department's CAD/RMS System Upgrade Through June of 2026 in the Amount of $240,000; 2) Authorize the Interim City Manager or Designee to Execute Future Annual Purchase Order Increases Not to Exceed $100,000; and 3) Authorize the Interim City Manager or Designee to Execute All Documents Including Any Changes or Increases in Service.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve the Service Agreement with National Public Safety Group, LLC, a North Carolina Limited Liability Company in the amount of $240,000 through June 30, 2026;
2) Authorize the Interim City Manager or designee to execute future annual purchase order increases not to exceed $100,000, and;
3) Authorize the Interim City Manager or designee to execute all documents including any changes or increases in service.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department is in need of enhancing public safety software systems to include purchasing a new Computer Automated Dispatch (CAD), Records Management System (RMS) and Mobile Data Software. These are enterprise-level software systems that are complex in nature and take an exorbitant amount of time and resources to implement. These systems have a large impact on the police department's day-to-day operations. Law enforcement agencies across the nation, including the Rialto Police Department depend on these systems to provide service to the communities we serve. The Rialto Police Department relies on these technologies to capture reporting data necessary to be in compliance with the State of California's upcoming standards, including the Federal Government's reporting criteria...
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