For City Council Meeting [May 11, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Sean Grayson, Acting City Manager
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Approve an Increase of $3,000 to the Purchase Order with Ricky Tankersley, Information Specialist, for Fiscal Year 2020/2021 for Information System Support Through June 2021 for a Total Amount of $18,000.
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BACKGROUND
The Police Department currently uses Ricky Tankersley, an Information Technology (IT) professional, to assist with the Police Department’s CAD/MOBILE/RMS upgrade. Ricky Tankersley has been assisting the organization since March of 2015, after the loss of our Systems Analyst, and has been an important part of bringing our organization’s IT systems up to Department of Justice (DOJ) requirements and standards.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
For fiscal year 2020/2021, the Rialto Police Department issued a Purchase Order (PO) in the amount of $15,000 to Ricky Tankersley, Information Specialist. Ricky Tankersley has been essential in assisting the department through our CAD/Mobile/RMS upgrade, implementation of automated license plate readers, developing and upgrading our department’s network system and security protocols and bringing the department to DOJ standards. Ricky has worked extensively with County Communications on our radio project, the County on the Smart Justice Network. Ricky Tankersley’s services are imperative to the continued success of Police Department’s IT systems.
Staff is recommending that City Council approve an increase to PO 2021-0185 in an additional amount of $3,000 to cover support costs for FY2020/21.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The proposed action does not meet the definition of a project as defined by Section 15378 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and excludes the following:
1) Continuing administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies, personnel-related actions, general policy and procedure making.
2) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
The City of Rialto has outlined key goals and objects relating to public safety. The increase of the Purchase Order for information systems support is consistent with meeting these objectives.
Goal 5-8: Provide effective and comprehensive policing services that meet the safety needs of Rialto.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed and supports this staff report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Operating Budget Impact
Budget is approved and available in General Fund Account No. 010-500-6151-2011 for fiscal year 2020/2021 for the additional amount of $3,000, to increase PO 2021-0185 for Ricky Tankersley’s services for the remainder of this fiscal year.
Per Rialto Municipal Code Section: 2.48.145 a vendor disclosure form is attached.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
This report does not impact the Capital Improvement Budget.
Licensing
Rickey Tankersley has a current City of Rialto business license. The increase to PO 2021-0185 will not warrant additional business taxes.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve an increase to Purchase Order No. 2021-0185 in the amount of $3,000 (from $15,000 to $18,000) with Ricky Tankersley to cover costs associated with additional information system support for the remainder of fiscal year 2020/2021.