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Sheriff’s office seeks approvals for laptops, evidence‑licenses and interagency safety programs
Summary
Undersheriff Kevin Ritchie told the Spokane County Board of Commissioners the sheriff’s office will request purchase approval for rugged mobile laptops ($198,241.56), an Axon license amendment ($136,631 amortized), and several interagency safety and equipment agreements at upcoming meetings.
Undersheriff Kevin Ritchie briefed the Spokane County Board of Commissioners on multiple procurement and interagency items for the sheriff’s office and requested that the board place the items on future agendas for approval.
Ritchie said the sheriff’s office plans to purchase mobile data computers (ruggedized laptops) totaling $198,241.56 to replace older units and to equip newly hired deputies. He said recent hiring success increased demand for new devices and that the purchase would be paid from the sheriff’s IT budget; commissioners confirmed the per-unit cost is roughly $5,000 and that the vendor has been used for several years.
Ritchie also described a $136,631 amendment to the department’s Axon evidence‑management contract to add 20 new licenses. He said the cost is amortized over the remaining contract life (116 months) and equates to about $1,100 per month; the sheriff’s office indicated it can absorb the increase within its budget.
Other items Ritchie presented included: acceptance of a $11,500 WSPIC traffic‑safety award to buy five vehicle-mounted radars (shared with Spokane Valley); a Washington State Patrol interagency agreement to restore a commercial‑vehicle safety/inspection program on county roads (including FMCSA/SAFE software integration and training for one deputy); and a vehicle‑use agreement loaning a 2014 Ford Explorer to the City of Spokane Valley for one year after the Valley paid the depreciated value.
Ritchie said many items stem from increased staffing and operational needs; no formal board votes were taken during the briefing and staff said the matters will be scheduled for consent or regular agendas for formal approval.
