For City Council Meeting [August 13, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Approve a Records Management System, Mobile Data, Computer Aided Dispatch, Property/Evidence Systems, CrimeMapping.com, CrimeView Desktop and Dashboard Annual Maintenance Agreement with Tritech Software Systems in the Amount of $154,089.11 for Fiscal Year 2019/2020.
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BACKGROUND:
The Police Department currently uses software from Tritech Software Systems, a CentralSquare Company, to operate the Records Management System (RMS); Mobile Data Computer System (MDC); Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD); Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), Property/Evidence Systems; CrimeMapping.com; CrimeView Desktop and Dashboard systems.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The Tritech Vision software suite includes the following:
Records Management System (RMS) provides a full-featured solution to vital records management. It integrates with other applications to include Mobile, CAD and Evidence software while providing seamless data transfer. The most recent version incorporated additional fields to improve data capture for later analysis. We currently hold 27 Vision RMS licenses.
Vision Mobile (VM) provides field units with a wide range of information via a laptop and/or touch screen application. The application is designed with the user in mind and is integrated with Vision CAD and Vision RMS. This application allows for user access to criminal databases, GPS mapping, property databases and Field Base Reporting to name a few.
Vision Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Maintains features for call intake, prioritization, unit dispatch and status, and includes enhancements to mapping and system integrations with Mobile and RMS. We currently hold 50 CAD licenses.
Vision AVL (AVL) is an application that accepts GPS data from the patrol unit and transmits that data and mobile units to CAD for ...
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