SR 05:030 - Laserfiche WebLink

· Nextel Phones & Hardware ($22,100) This equipment will enhance the Department's efforts to provide a high level of service to the community while supplementing the communications system during breakdowns and critical incidents. The equipment increases efficiency by eliminating the need for personnel to return to the station to follow-up on work related phone calls and enhances the quality of preliminary investigations by allowing officers to immediately contact investigative resources while in the field. · Intemet Reporting Software ($20,000) The police department's website has recently undergone dramatic improvements, offering a much greater service to our community by way of the Intemet. This purchase is intended to provide hardware and software to implement on-line Interact reporting. This program will enhance the Department's ability to quickly and efficiently service citizens requiring documentation of minor crimes or insurance related incidents that may otherwise have no solvability factors. This addresses a specific goal set fourth by the police department in 2003 of increasing accessibility of police services through the use of the World Wide Web. · CRIMS Interface Software ($10,000) As part of an Alameda County inner-agency agreement to share a countywide "CRIMS" database, the department needs to integrate our CAD/RIMS data into the system. The CRIMS database will provide field personnel with greater resources for background information, previous law enforcement contacts and "in-house" information. To accomplish this task a vendor will author an interface that can be used to convert our data to the format required by the County IT Department for submission into the database. · Lightweight Duty Gear ($24,840) This item will replace the traditional leather duty belts and gear currently worn by department personnel. Several officers have already procured the new equipment on the advice of a physician. The lightweight gear is made ora synthetic plastic which is more durable than leather with half the weight. It requires less maintenance and is less likely to fade, crack, or peel. Closures use snaps rather than Velcro (which wears out). The snaps are hidden to minimize maintenance and give a cleaner overall appearance. · 12 Self-Paced Spanish Courses ($960) This item is meant to assist Department personnel possessing little or no Spanish speaking skills by providing an oppommity to learn to communicate on a basic level with Spanish speaking individuals contacted during the course of their duty. SR 05:030