R2010-179 ACCEPTING PRICE QUOTE AND AUTHORIZING PURCHASE ORDER

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DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM 10-62 TO: Ryan McCrady, City Manager Jerry Bauer, Asst. City Manager FROM: James A. Anderson, Chief of Police James R. Chervinko, Deputy Chief of Police SUBJECT: In-Car Video Camera Purchase SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: The Police Department's recommendation is that Council approves the purchase of five (5) additional Panasonic digital in-car video cameras and all necessary hardware, software and extended warranties from CDS Office Technologies. The Toughbook Arbitrator system from Panasonic is the in-car video camera system currently in use by the Decatur Police Department. The Police Department proposes using $26,988.00 from the Department's DUI Fund for the purchase of this equipment. BACKGROUND: The Police Department has previously purchased twenty (20) in car video camera systems using both the Department's DUI and Drug Funds. The Patrol Division currently has access to 34 marked police vehicles. These five (5) additional video systems will be placed in two (2) marked vehicles and the three (3) K-Unit vehicles which presently do not have vidQo cameras. The Arbitrator system works hand-in-hand with the Panasonic Toughbook computers currently being used in the marked patrol fleet. This system allows for automatic uploads of video which is far less time consuming for the patrol officers, patrol command officers, and the officers assigned to the Professional Standards Division. This automatic uploading of video keeps the officers on the street instead of at the LEC manually uploading video. The hardware and software for the storage and retrieval capabilities are large enough to add additional cameras without additional upgrades. Several members of the Professional Standards Unit and Fleet Maintenance personnel are certified installers of this equipment; therefore there are no installation fees.