Agenda Date: 12/18/2018
Subject:
Title
An ordinance on second reading approving an agreement with TriTech Software Systems for the purchase and use of a police consolidated Records Management System (RMS)
Body
Presented By:
Doug Stephens, Chief of Police
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
Does city council support an agreement with TriTech Software Systems for the purchase and use of a police consolidated Records Management System (RMS)?
BACKGROUND:
The Littleton Police Department (LPD) has utilized its own Logisys RMS system since 1999. This is a stand-alone system accessible only by LPD personnel. It has reached the end of its life and needs to be replaced.
Arapahoe County purchased a new TriTech RMS system in 2017 designed to allow multiple law enforcement agencies in Arapahoe County to share a single RMS. Littleton, Greenwood Village, Englewood, Cherry Hills Village, and Sheridan all wish to join Arapahoe County as a regional consolidated RMS project similar to the regional consolidated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system completed in 2018.
PRIOR ACTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS:
In 2017, the City of Littleton entered into an agreement with Arapahoe County for LPD's participation in a consolidated CAD system. The consolidated CAD greatly improved inter-jurisdictional communications and efficiencies between the partnering police agencies in the county. Inclusion in the consolidated CAD project saved significant expense for the city compared to a stand-alone CAD system. TriTech Software Systems is the provider of the consolidated CAD system.
This ordinance passed on first reading on December 4, 2018.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Accurate and timely records management is vital to the operations of the LPD and the city. Police records are legal documents subject to external review by the courts, media, and the public. Proper management of these records increases department efficiency and reduces civil liability. Police records are utilized by the municipal court system on ...
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