Title
Resolution Approving a Purchase Order with Oakland County for CLEMIS Information Services for FY2015 (Not to Exceed $87,000.00)
Memorandum
The attached resolution seeks approval of a purchase order to Oakland County in an amount not to exceed $87,000 for the continuation of CLEMIS Public Safety Information Sharing Services for the Ann Arbor Police Department for FY2015.
The funding for participation in CLEMIS information sharing services was budgeted and approved for $87,000 in the FY2015 Information Technology Services Unit budget and is planned for in the FY2015 IT Fund Budget. There are no additional funds being requested.
CLEMIS, provided through Oakland County, provides public safety technology solutions including Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), CAD Mobile, Report Management System, fingerprinting and mug shots for use by local police and sheriff agencies. The use of this highly specialized and integrated technology service allows many public safety organizations across Southeast Michigan, including Washtenaw County, to share information and intelligence across agency and government boundaries, improving public safety responsiveness and the overall safety of the Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County communities.
The City of Ann Arbor has been a participating member of CLEMIS since August 2005.
We recommend that the attached resolution not to exceed $87,000.00 for FY2015, be approved.
Staff
Prepared by: Joshua Baron, Applications Delivery Manager, ITSU
Reviewed by: John Seto, Chief of Police and Safety Services Area Administrator
Reviewed by: Tom Crawford, CFO and Financial Services Area Administrator
Approved by: Steven D. Powers, City Administrator
Body
Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor requires that efficient and interoperable information sharing services be maintained for public safety agencies, allowing for the effective delivery of safety services within the City of Ann Arbor and throughout Washtenaw County;
Whereas, CLEMIS, provided through Oakland County, provides public safety technology solutions including Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), CAD Mobile, Report Management System, fingerprinting and mug shots for use by local police and sheriff agencies;
Whereas, The use of this highly specialized and integrated technology service allows many public safety organizations across Southeast Michigan, including Washtenaw County, to share information and intelligence across agency and government boundaries improving public safety responsiveness and the overall safety of the Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County communities;
Whereas; The City of Ann Arbor has been a participating member of CLEMIS since August 2005; and
Whereas, The City has planned, approved and budgeted for CLEMIS Information Services in the FY2015 Information Technology Services Unit budget;
RESOLVED, That City Council approve continued participation in CLEMIS Information Services, by and through Oakland County, for the sharing of public safety information for FY2015 and issuance of a purchase order not to exceed $87,000.00 and the expenditure of funds for the Services to be available regardless of fiscal year, and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator be authorized to take all necessary administrative actions to implement this Resolution regardless of Fiscal Year.