To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Insight Public Sector (IPS)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay $306,153.94 to Insight Public Sector (IPS) for services provided on behalf of the California State Sheriffs Association (CSSA) Microsoft Azure Cloud ("CSSA Cloud") for cloud subscription and usage fees incurred by the Office of the Sheriff's application, the Automated Regional Information Exchange System (ARIES), for the period April 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in a one-time expenditure of $306,153.94 and will be funded 100% by the Sheriff's Office General Fund allocation.
BACKGROUND:
The Automated Regional Information Exchange System (ARIES) is a proprietary software application owned and operated by the Office of the Sheriff, Contra Costa County (CCCSO). ARIES is used by the CCCSO and partnered law enforcement agencies for a wide variety of essential law enforcement functions which are accessed from sub-modules within the application.
These include:
* Live Search: This module allows officers to access persons information, including criminal history, whether persons are the subject of protective or restraining orders (either the protected or prohibited person), information on property (i.e., if said property has been reported as stolen) and information on firearms.
* Total Booking: This module streamlines the booking process, allowing for more efficient booking of a person, ensuring that timelines which affect areas such as offense charging and timely processing for issuance of citation and release of persons are met.
* ALPR (Automated License Plate Reader): This module allows for immediate checks on license plates associated with critical cases, i.e., child abductions or other cases regarding imminent threat to the public.
* Alerts: Thi...
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