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... <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />—*»in <br />m 7 2005 <br />C^lVu^OfloA,o <br />Date: 5/27/03 <br />Item No: <br />Department Approval:Administrator Revie>ved:Agenda Section: <br />Name: <br />Title: <br />Stephany Good <br />Chief of Police <br />Item Description: LOGIS Police Records System and Assessment <br />Exhibits: <br />DISCUSSION <br />I) The Local Government Information Systems (LOGIS) is a consortium of over 35 local <br />Minnesota cities and most recently Bloomington, and Dakota County. LOGIS provides internet <br />connectivity, and network services to the City of Orono, and a police records management system <br />(RMS) to the Orono Police Department. <br />2) The members of the LOGIS cities in cooperation with LOGIS staff members designated a <br />Software Selection Task Force (SSTF) and systematically evaluated integrated police records <br />management/computer aided dispatch systems. The SSTF designed a software evaluation matrix <br />and all departments had an opportunity to voice priorities and evaluate software. In December <br />2001, the SSTF determined that the product that most closely met the user needs was the <br />“Printrak” RMS/CAD (Computer Assisted Dispatch) system. LOGIS advised the cities that <br />there would be a significant cost for the purchase and implementation of the new RMS/CAD <br />system. <br />3) In the fall of 2001, the Orono Police Department studied the cost/feasibility of going to a less <br />expensive RMS and determined that there were many advantages to staying with LOGIS. One <br />major advantage is that police records will be shared between the agencies. Currently, criminal <br />history records are associated with name files through the State of Minnesota. Law enforcement <br />agencies have to call each other to request specific case information, and mail or fax it to the <br />requesting agency. Printrak will allow agencies to collect information in the same format and <br />access it electronically. It will also provide the necessary interface with the State CriMNet <br />system. When all agencies can share their data in a seemless way, it is like creating one large <br />investigative team. For a Police Department like Orono’s with only one Investigator, it is a great <br />benefit to be able to take advantage of the investigative resources of the other LOGIS Police <br />Departments. <br />I <br />I