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Elkhart Board OKs $3,250 police vehicle-data software contract
Summary
The Elkhart City Board of Public Safety approved a one-year $3,250 agreement to renew software that downloads vehicle data for investigations; the board also approved routine minutes, a claims docket and a vehicle transfer to the city motor pool.
The Elkhart City Board of Public Safety on Aug. 26 approved a $3,250 contract renewal for vehicle-download software used by the police department to extract data from vehicles involved in crashes or crimes.
The contract, described at the meeting as an annual renewal and cleared by city legal staff, was presented by the police chief and approved by unanimous voice vote. The chief said the software lets investigators retrieve vehicle data in ways similar to extracting data from cell phones, and called it “very helpful” for crashes or crimes involving vehicles.
The board’s action came during a brief meeting that covered routine business including approval of meeting minutes, a claims and allowance docket and a unit transfer into the central garage motor pool. The chief told the board the vendor contract had been reviewed by city legal before the board vote.
During discussion the chief described the software’s purpose: “It’s for Berla Ive, which is a software program that we use for vehicle downloads for the computers in the vehicles and, information like that,” and said that the tools allow staff to “get a lot of data off the vehicle” when investigating crashes or crimes. No additional financial details or contract term length beyond the $3,250 renewal amount were specified in the meeting record.
Votes at a glance
• Approval of agreement with Berla Ive, $3,250 — Motion: pass (unanimous voice vote). • Claims and allowance docket — Motion to approve (text in record), pass (unanimous voice vote). The docket text in the transcript lists an unclear amount; the filing time is given as 08/19/2025 at 1:18 p.m. and the docket is described as 11 pages. • Approval of minutes: Board of Public Safety minutes 08/12/2025 — passed (unanimous voice vote). • Police merit commission minutes 08/11/2025 — passed (unanimous voice vote). • Fire merit commission minutes 07/28/2025 — passed (unanimous voice vote). • Transfer of a vehicle from the building/mechanical inspector to the central garage motor pool — passed (unanimous voice vote).
The board did not request additional information before voting on the police software renewal. After the contract vote the chief left to attend another meeting. The board adjourned after completing the listed items.
