7.3. SR 03-15-2010 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Although our current system is just three years old, and a significant investment, it would be iu advised forme to not recommend to the Council, that we join this county-wide system and take full advantage of the Sheriffs offer to fund this project. Having said that, there are st.~, two hurdles to full implementation that must be ~rnentioned. First, l~rol'hoe~rx has not yet done an install or implementation in Minnesota. Their experience is in eastern coastal cities and'~Iisconsin. Having said that, I have assured our staff and have told the Sheriff, that I will not abandon our current RMS provider and change, until 1'rol'hoe~rx is both functional, and fully integrated with all of our requiL•ed interfaces. ~E-citations to the courts. Motor vehicle queries, National Crirnlnal History integration and so on.} In addition to those interfaces, we need an established communication linl~ between our facility and the government center. Our IT staff prefers a fiber connection one that we own, but the County is proposing either leasing fiber or a point-to-point wireless connection. The costs associated with this are still unl~nown, but it appears that if the County chooses leased or wireless, that they will absorb this cost I don't want to jump ship unless we l~now the new provider has shaken out the bugs and worl~ed out all the fixes. The second hurdle is on the fire side, and although this system is fully capable of handling all of theif.• needs, no one had budgeted or was prepared for this generous offer by the Sheriff. As a result, they lacl~ the computers, doclti.ng stations, and air cards to have the system work in their ~.•ucks. ~Iithout that hardwa~.•e, they have no real connection to anything except from desl~tops back at the station. Chief Cunningham will be at the meeting tonight, to discuss not the immediate funding, but what the needs are going to be in the near future for fire integration to CAD and records. He has some concerns migrating from his current RMS provider, Firehouse, to the new system, unless he too is assured that the full functionality and integration are accomplished. There is a yearly maintenance fee for fire, which is roughly X1,000, which the department currently budgets for the existing Firehouse software. Our IT Department lead by Bob Pearson has reviewed this system, and they have given their full support to moving forward with this integration. I am not certain that any formal Council. action is needed for this project, other than a consensus from the Council that they concur that this is an appropriate move for all involved. Chief Cunningham, Bob Pearson, and I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.