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Parlier approves school alert system; district to cover city’s software costs
Summary
Council approved a city participation agreement with Parlier Unified School District and Active Net Systems so district-funded campus alert messages reach patrol officers and dispatch; city and Selma dispatch must implement software integration.
Parlier City Council voted unanimously on July 3 to enter a participation agreement allowing the Parlier Unified School District’s Active Net Systems safety platform to connect with the city’s patrol tablets and with the Selma dispatch center that provides the city’s dispatch services.
The contract is to be executed as a sublicense through the Parlier Unified School District; the district will cover the costs. Staff described the item as a technology integration to expedite alerts from campuses to officers and dispatch in the event of violence or other urgent incidents.
Nut graf: The district-funded system sends alerts simultaneously to patrol officers’ mobile digital terminals and to dispatch, reducing chaotic communications and — according to staff who attended a demonstration — lowering response time in pilot applications.
Presentation and vote
Acting Police Chief Serta (also serving as interim city manager earlier in the meeting) described the system and said the city’s participation requires software installation at the Selma dispatch center so alerts can reach both dispatchers and on-duty officers. Serta told council members that the district would pay the costs for the system and that Selma’s dispatch staff has been contacted and is “on board.”
Council moved and approved the agreement by a 5–0 vote.
Details and next steps
- Cost to city: Staff stated the Parlier Unified School District will cover all costs for the Active Net deployment; the council recorded no direct city expense for the software license.
- Implementation dependencies: Selma’s dispatch center must install compatible software and coordinate with the city’s police MDTs (mobile digital terminals). Staff said the joint installations and testing are already underway following district presentations.
Ending: Council approved the participation agreement so campus alerts will be routed to dispatch and officers once Selma’s systems and the city’s patrol tablets are integrated and tested.
