To: Board of Supervisors
From: Sheriff
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Body Worn Camera Software Subscription Agreement with Visual Labs, Inc.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Subscription Services Agreement between Visual Labs, Inc. and the County of Humboldt (Attachment 1) to provide body worn camera software; and
2. Grant a waiver from the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance; and
3. Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the agreement; and
4. Authorize the Chair of the Board or the Sheriff to sign all amendments, extensions or revisions for the term of the agreement.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Measure Z Funds (1100)
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is implementing a body worn camera (BWC) program and is recommending Visual Labs as a sole source vendor for the software subscription for the following reasons:
• Visual Labs comes highly recommended from other county Sheriff’s Offices and has all the features necessary to implement a BWC program for a comparatively inexpensive price point.
• The software will be downloaded onto the current county issued cellular based Android telephones, reducing the upfront cost of the project. HCSO is not aware of any other vendor that provides an application that can be downloaded to an Android phone that enables the phone to become a body worn camera.
• Visual Labs application is both a “Certified” FirstNet application and “Approved” for the Verizon Public Safety Applications Portal. Those designations show that the application has been reviewed by a third party and has passed stringent tests for security, relevancy, data privacy and availability.
• Visual Labs is the only body worn camera company that has been given access to use special software code and is the only body worn camera company that is part of the Samsung public safety ecosystem.
• Visual Labs provides applications that are not available with any other smartphone application, including but not limited to, a. automatic activation when a weapon is drawn from a holster, b. companion dash camera availability, c. Active Directory login integration and d. integrated Mobile Device Management functionality.
The waiver of the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance is requested as the vendor has not modified its agreement to accommodate our local ordinance.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Subscription Agreement is for one-time implementation and training at a cost of $5,000.00 and the monthly subscription fee of $50.00 per device for an estimated 120 devices for an annual total of $72,000. Funds were approved and budgeted in the Sheriff’s Measure Z budget unit 1100-297 for FY2021-22 for the body worn camera program. There is no additional General Fund contribution requested.
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK:
This action supports your Board’s Strategic Framework by creating opportunities for improved safety and health .
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None.
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Board discretion.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Subscription Agreement with Visual Labs, Inc.
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
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