To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Permitium, LLC
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Permitium, LLC in an amount not to exceed $15,120 to provide a hosted software system for concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit applicants, for the period March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $15,120 in contractual service expenditures over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by the General Fund. The actual fiscal impact may be offset depending on the monthly number of CCW applicants, in which the monthly cost of the service will be partially or fully collected.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff (CCCSO) seeks to extend and modify a contract with Permitium, LLC to provide a hosted software system for concealed carry weapon (CCW) applicants to apply for CCW permit. Permitium's software system services provide improvement in the CCW application process by offering an online application and payment service for Contra Costa County residents.
A June 2022 United States Supreme Court decision, New York State Rifle and Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, effectively eliminated the "good cause" determinant by issuing authorities for CCW permits. Accordingly, the number of CCW applicants drastically increased. To date, the CCCSO has received several thousand applications for CCW permits.
Permitium LLC offers an online software, "Permit Director", which incorporates applications, background check tracking, payment processing and issuance of CCW permits. The use of Permitium's product will continue to allow the CCCSO to use an online, largely, automated solution.
Permitium is proposing to charge an applicant $6 per permit (an increase of $1 from the current contract fees) plus two credit card processing fees of $....
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