For City Council Meeting September 24, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
Title
Request City Council to 1) Approve a Five (5) Year Master Service Agreement with CentralSquare Technologies LLC. for Public Safety Software Systems in the Amount of $2,828,922. 2) Gain approval for the department to proceed with establishing a CAD/RMS Systems Administrator position, and 3) Authorize the Interim City Manager or Designee to Execute any and all Documents.
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Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
* Approve the five (5) year Master Service Agreement with CentralSquare Technologies LLC. in the amount of $2,828,922 for Development, Implementation and Maintenance of an Upgraded Computer Automated Dispatch (CAD), Records Management System (RMS) and Mobile Data Software for the Rialto Police Department;
* Gain approval for the police department to proceed with establishing a CAD/RMS Systems Administrator position; and
* Authorize the Interim City Manager or designee to execute any and all Documents.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department is in need of enhancing public safety software systems to include purchasing a new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management System (RMS), Property and Evidence, 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 law enforcement agencies' day-to-day operations. Law enforcement agencies across the nation depend on these systems to provide service to the communities they serve and rely on these technologies to capture data necessary to remain in compliance with annual reporting requirements.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
It is critical that law enforcement personnel, policies, training, and equipment offer the best possible law enforcement services to the City, its ...
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