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Policy & Governance committee approves $3,500 intervention software purchase for juvenile violence program
Summary
Oklahoma County policy and governance members authorized purchase of a violence-intervention software license for the juvenile bureau’s ARPA project and instructed staff to create a project budget and move the program in-house.
The Oklahoma County Policy and Governance Committee voted to approve purchase of a violence-intervention software license and directed staff to develop a full budget to implement the juvenile bureau’s ARPA project in-house.
The committee’s action covered an initial software license quoted at $3,500 and included direction for staff to prepare a detailed budget that will include tablets and other hardware needed to run the program. Committee members also approved moving program delivery in-house rather than contracting with an outside provider.
Hannah, the juvenile bureau presenter, told the committee the county had previously suspended the ARPA-funded intervention project and had been seeking a replacement model. She said meetings with vendors and other agencies showed few could provide the wraparound services the bureau needs, and that a software-based intervention the county would operate internally appears to be a better fit. Hannah said the ARPA project account currently has “about a hundred and 14,000 left and change,” that roughly $65,000 has been spent to date, and that the original ARPA allocation was “around a hundred and 80” (as stated during the meeting). She said staff would work with MIS on device and security requirements before finalizing hardware costs.
Committee members signaled broad support for pursuing the software and for staff to return with a budget and implementation details. A motion to approve the purchase of the license and to direct staff to prepare a complete project budget carried; the meeting record shows an affirmative voice vote following a motion and second.
The committee did not finalize total hardware or personnel costs at the meeting. Hannah said those figures would be developed after initial training with the vendor and further review with county information systems staff. She also said senior staff had told her the project’s labor needs, if any, could be covered under the existing ARPA application.
Next steps identified by the committee include staff: (1) finalizing the hardware and software cost estimates, (2) working with MIS to ensure secure use on county devices, and (3) returning to the committee/BOCC with a detailed budget and implementation plan.
