Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on July 10, 2024, and signed by the Acting Mayor on July 10, 2024, authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with SecureWatch24 for the purchase of 21 tablet-style mobile computers for the Department of Public Safety - (the total cost for the 21 mobile computers, including a 3-year warranty, will be $147,039.00, which will be a one-time purchase satisfied from Budget Line A3120.203ARP SDI-001 3.16), be and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH
SECUREWATCH24 FOR THE PURCHASE OF
21 TABLET-STYLE MOBILE COMPUTERS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Whereas, by letter dated June 19, 2024, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety has requested legislation authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with SecureWatch24 for the purchase of 21 tablet-style mobile computers for the Department of Public Safety to enhance operational efficiency and provide officers with critical technology in their vehicles; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Safety has equipped its fleet of marked Police vehicles, purchased in 2022, with mounts needed to place mobile computers within the cars; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Safety needs to purchase 21 tablet-style mobile computers to be placed within these mounts to enable officers to complete more paperwork while within their vehicles, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and reducing the need to return to Police Headquarters; and
Whereas, the mobile computers will allow officers to access the Department's Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management Systems (RMS), both current and anticipated new systems, and will also enable access to body-worn camera and in-car video footage on evidence.com while on the street; and
Whereas, SecureWatch24 is an approved vendor by the New York State Office o...
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