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RMS Report Aug 25, 2014 Page 2 In December 2013, the City Council was presented information on this new CAD system and subsequently approved a CAD and mobile data agreement with Ramsey County. The new CAD system is being provided by TriTech Systems and is managed by Ramsey County. The CAD system and RMS system closely interact with each other requiring an interface to allow the two systems to communicate. The proposed new RMS system from Zuercher has already started work on incorporating this working interface with TriTech Systems. A critical goal for an RMS system is uniformity, standardization and the ability to share information with the users of the system. It has been my focus, as well as other noted agencies, to have an RMS system in place and shared by all agencies in Ramsey County to promote the highest level of efficiency and ability to share records. The technological advancements of our current world have only blurred the jurisdictional boundaries of our communities, taking criminal activity to cities locally, nationally and even, internationally. Thus, it has become extremely beneficial for law enforcement to be on similar databases so as to have the capability to be aware of the activities occurring all around us. One way to accomplish this is to be on the same RMS system. Using the same RMS system as the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department and ideally, all the other surrounding communities, only makes sense for the advancement of law enforcement records in a more centralized database of information. Presently, the cities of Maplewood, New Brighton and hopefully Mounds View, have indicated the support to stay in line with Ramsey County to share the same RMS. The other cities of Roseville, North St Paul, White Bear Lake and St Anthony are currently using RMS services from LETG, Inc. Wireless Connectivity This entire process involves various components requiring attention to include the need to find a source to provide wireless support services for our mobile laptops, currently offered by St Paul. The strongest possibility to fill that need is the city of Roseville’s IT Department. Roseville IT currently provides the city with computer, phone and internet support and service and increasing that level of service to include our police mobile laptop and connectivity needs would seem logical. Part of that mobile service can involve wireless connectivity through the use of “aircards”, which are currently utilized along with services such as Netmotion, which provides for a secure connection to the system.