Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance is being submitted with the 2023 City of Columbus Operating Budget contingency which is anticipated to be adopted on February 13, 2023. This legislation will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, to enter into a contract from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for software maintenance and support on the PremierOne Records Computerized Crime Data Reporting System. The contract was most recently authorized under ordinance 0175-2022, passed February 7, 2022 through PO317203. The coverage term period is from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, at a cost of $309,431.00.
In 2002, the Division of Police purchased and implemented a computerized Ohio Incident Based Reporting System/National Incident Based Reporting System (OIBRS/NIBRS), per Ordinance 2253-2001 passed December 17, 2001, for offense and complaint/incident reports. NIBRS is a set of rules set forth by the federal government to be followed by local and state agencies when reporting crime statistics. It assures all law enforcement agencies report crime data using the same data makers, types, and descriptors, as well as the same reporting methods, which enhances the FBI's ability to analyze the incoming statistics. The data migration from the legacy records management system (NetRMS) to the Motorola PremierOne Records system was authorized under ordinance 0343-2014 passed February 24, 2014 (EL015362), and awarded through solicitation SA005116 allowing for the data to be housed in one system.
The PremierOne Records Computerized Crime Data Reporting System is a proprietary system from Motorola Solutions, Inc., the sole provider and copyright holder of the system. As such, the City must purchase annual support and maintenance from Motorola Solutions, Inc. For this reason, this ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions ...
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