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File #: 2660-2015    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/19/2015 In control: Public Safety Committee
On agenda: 11/23/2015 Final action: 11/24/2015
Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for consulting services to review and evaluate the Division of Police’s Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) processes; to authorize an expenditure of $138,549.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($138,549.00)
Explanation

BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for consulting services for the Division of Police’s Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) as a result of a Request for Proposal process. The purpose of the consulting services are to review and evaluate IAB’s citizen complaint and investigative processes along with any other processes requested by IAB. These services will render valuable and objective feedback that will allow key policy and decision makers to see the strength and weakness of the current processes. These services will not only allow for recommendations to change and improve the current processes they will also bring IAB into alignment with the nationally recognized best practices.

Bid Information: RFP # SA005978 was opened on September 10, 2015. Five responses were received as follows:

Public Safety Strategies Group
Matrix Consulting Group
Hilliard Heintze
Police Foundation
Police Executive Research Forum

The RFP evaluation committee, which was comprised of Division of Police, Public Safety, and Civil Service personnel, scored all of the proposals and recommended that a contract be awarded to the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).

This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.

Contract Compliance Number: 521101422, expires September 03, 2017.

EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested to meet the time tables established within the RFP.

FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for consulting services to review and evaluate the Division of Police’s IAB processes in the amount of $138,549.00 from the General Fund. There are funds available ...

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