HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 8292 RESOLUTION NO. 8292
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS)
FROM ZUERCHER TECHNOLOGIES
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Police Department has utilized a Records
Management System (RMS) from the City of St. Paul Police Department since 2004;
and
WHEREAS, The St. Paul RMS has become outdated and the City of St. Paul no
longer intends to provide support for this system to outside agencies in 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department conducted research and a
selection process to select a new vendor to provide RMS services for their agency and
other suburban agencies; and
WHEREAS, presently the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department as well as the cities
of New Brighton and Maplewood intend to contract with Zuercher for RMS services; and
WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Sheriff's Department has offered to house the
necessary computer servers and also to "front" any initial costs the city of Mounds View
would be responsible for in 2014 if Zuercher is chosen; and
WHEREAS, a critical goal of uniformity, standardization and information sharing
is a top priority for law enforcement and using Zuercher for RMS is a significant step in
achieving that goal; and
WHEREAS, this change in RMS will coincide with the upcoming change in a
Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system scheduled for implementation in January 2015;
and
WHEREAS, the current provider of e-citation systems for the Mounds View Police
Department is LETG, Inc; and
WHEREAS, Zuercher Technologies also provides e-citation services as an available
option with their RMS system; and
WHEREAS, Zuercher has provided a proposal of $84,588 to purchase the RMS
system and provide an interface for the LETG e-citation program along with future annual
maintenance of $15,915; and
WHEREAS, Zuercher has also provided a cost proposal for the RMS system along
with their e-citation program for a total cost of$103,894 with future annual maintenance of
$20,355.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows:
1. Authorize expenditure not to exceed $104,000 for the costs to purchase
RMS services from Zuercher Technologies for implementation in early
2015 and.
2. Authorize Mayor and City Administrator to enter into any such contract or
agreement with Zuercher and/or Ramsey County for and on behalf of the
City of Mounds View.
Adopted this 25th day of August 2014.
Joe aherty,'Maye --
ATTEST: (-)0,ArY -Q
James Ericson, City Administrator
(seal)