Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 12, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on June 15, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Three-Year Software Renewal Agreement with PowerDMS for a Policy Management, Training Compliance, and Background Investigation Services - (the total cost of the three-year agreement shall not exceed Eighty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Twenty-Nine Cents ($88,821.29), allocated as follows:
* Year 1 (June 1, 2026 - May 31, 2027): $28,557.76;
* Year 2 (June 1, 2027 - May 31, 2028): $28,389.60; and
* Year 3 (June 1, 2028 - May 31, 2029): $31,873.93; and
funding for the first year of the agreement in the amount of Twenty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars and Seventy-Six Cents ($28,557.76) is available in the 2026 Department of Public Safety Budget under Account No. A3120.449 (Investigations and Trials)); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO ENTER INTO A THREE-YEAR SOFTWARE
RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH POWERDMS
FOR POLICY MANAGEMENT, TRAINING
COMPLIANCE, AND BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION SERVICES
Whereas, in correspondence dated June 1, 2026, the Deputy Chief of the Department of Public Safety formally requested authorization for the Mayor to enter into a three-year agreement with PowerDMS for software licensing, policy management, training compliance, accreditation support, and background investigation services for the period commencing June 1, 2026, and ending May 31, 2029; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Safety utilizes the PowerDMS software platform for the management, distribution, tracking, and acknowledgment of departmental policies, procedures, directives, and training materials; and
Whereas, PowerDMS was recommended by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) following the Department's 2019 accreditation...
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