Res 161-2006 12/19/2006 RESOLUTION NO. 1 � Q�
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE BY THE WICHITA
FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM THE SEIZED FUNDS ACCOUNT
FOR A ONE-TIME EXPENDITURE OF $40,922.92; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls Police Department is awarded confiscated
funds; and,
WHEREAS, certain programs and procurements may be funded entirely by the
seized funds account; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Wichita Falls Police Department has funding available in
the seized fund account in excess of $40,922.92; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to authorize this expenditure.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The expenditure of funds in the amount of $40,922.92 is hereby
authorized for expenses necessary for the procurement of necessary items needed for
Police Department equipment and supplies.
SECTION 2. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this resolution was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 19 day of December, 2006.
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SUGGESTED EXPENDITURES & JUSTIFICATON
SEIZED FUNDS ACCOUNT
1. 12 ea. — I�emote Mount kit $ 5,355.00
The size of the radios is a problem in all of our vehicles regardless of make,
model and assignment. However, it is especially a problem in the smaller
vehicles that are assigned to the Support Services Division. Field Services
Division will encounter additional problems in their larger vehicles when the
mobile data terminals are installed. Fleet Services Manager, ]eff Badder told us
that his technicians are already encountering problems finding room to install the
required equipment into the Field Services vehicles. The radio in its present
configuration contains the radio and the control head in one piece which must be
mounted into the interior of the vehicle in order to use it. A remote mount kit is
available to remove the radio from the control head so that the radio can be
mounted in the truck or other portion of the vehicle. In this configuration only
the control head mounts in the front or cabin of the vehicle. This upgrade would
make our working environment a much more comfortable and safer place to
work.
2. 1 ea. — Precision Laser Measuring Device $ 5,690.61
This device will measure to scale crash scenes, along with shooting scenes and
any other crime scene that needed to be drawn to scale. This equipment could
be used by many units within the police department. The device is needed to
make precise to scale drawings on traffic crashes and crime scenes.
3. 1 ea. — Photo Lineup Software License $ 5,000.00
Wichita County is changing their system and access to retrieve photo lineups.
They will be using a web-based program and live scan photos using Dataworks
systems. This will make our current system obsolete and we will need to go to
the web base program to enable us to continue to use pictures from the County
jails files. In order for us to do the upgrade, we will need to purchase the
software license from Dataworks to access the web links and for annual
maintenance agreements.
4. 7 ea. — Ballistic Vest Carriers $ 693.00
These new vest carriers display the word POLICE in large, easily identifiable
letters on the front and back, which add to ofFicer safety when trying to identify
yourself as police. The current vest carriers we have display POLICE in small
letters on the front. OCU personnel use these vest carriers during search
warrants.
5. 1 ea. — Police Dog $ 3,800.00
This is to replace the police dog that passed away in September. This new police
dog has already been trained in narcotic detection. This purchase includes 40
hours of training for the handler, a six-month health warranty and a one-year
service contract on the dog, total cost being $5,800.00. The Wichita Falls Police
Department Citizens' Academy Alumni Association has donated $2,000.00 to the
Department, with the request that it be used towards the purchase of an
additional police dog. The funds needed from the seized funds account for the
purchase of the dog is $3,800.00. The K9 that this dog is replacing was
responsible for over 136 persons arrested on drug related charges. He was also
responsible for removing many types of drugs from the streets of Wichita Falls,
including 5.39 pounds of inethamphetamine, 17 gallons of liquid
methamphetamine, 22 gallons of anhydrous ammonia, 666 pseudoephedrine
pills, 10.2 pounds of marijuana and 2.54 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated
street value of $396,172.00.
6. 1 ea.-Police Alarm System $ 20,114.31
The Access Control System currently being used is no longer supported by the
manufacturer. The current provider has one spare controller left for servicing
the system, two controllers have been replaced in the last year. This system is
10 year old technology and the only one left operating that I am aware of. The
computer running the system is over 7 years old. The Access Control Software
will not work on any operating system other than Windows 95, which is no
longer supported by Microsoft. We would need to replace the current computer
at a cost of $1,153.31. The current soflware and CPU's would also need to be
replaced at a cost of $18,961.00. The total replacement cost of the Alarm
System would be $20,114.31.
TOTAL FUNDING AVAILABLE
ACCOUNT 280-3310 SEIZED FUNDS: $111,249.21
TOTAL ESTTMATED PROCUREMENT
SEIZED FUNDS ACCOUNT: <$40,922.92>
AVAILABLE BALANCE LESS
THIS REQUESTED PROCUREMENT: $ 70,326.29