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REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY: ~ Administration Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ❑ Finance ❑ Fire ❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library 2 Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utilities Continuation of Background Information: BACKGROUND: Regardless, BJA only suggests the allocation and has no statutory authority to impose any decision on who gets what. It is a local issue that has to be agreed to by the participating agencies. If either entity refuses to sign the MOU, the funds are withheld until an agreement is reached or one of the entities notifies BJA of refusal of the funds. Lamar County is threatening to withhold approval of the MOU unless the funds are split 50150. With the full amount BJA allocated by formula to the City, the proposal would have included an additional $37,793. The proposed equipment purchase would have included: • Replacement of in Car Video System. Allowing the City of Paris Police Department to replace seriously outdated VHS tape video systems used in frontline patrol cars with digital systems. These video systems will be more efficient by automatic download to servers via a wireless connection without intervention from the officer. Bulk VHS tape media is becoming harder to find and will eventually be unobtainable. • Surveillance System. The surveillance video system replacement is for recording witness and suspect statements, providing enhanced recording of audio and video in certain areas of the police department such as the booking room, prisoner loading area, and lobby. • The Cell Phone / PDA Data Extractor. This equipment is to aid criminal investigators in collecting and retrieving different types of data from these devices. • Utility Patrol Vehicle. The Ranger utility patrol vehicle will be used for patrolling of walking and biking trails and will be outfitted for law enforcement or rescue operations in hard to reach areas. Under the 50/50 Split, the City will receive $61,495.00. Although this amount will be about $1,500.00 short of funding the purchase of the digital video systems for the front line patrol cars as detailed, the top priority is replacement of the in car video systems because of improved efficiency, higher video resolution and lower operating and maintenance costs. Staff recommends the 50150 split and purchase of the in car video equipment. City of Paris Revised 2/04/08 - UU[31(~6