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Council approves additional funding to advance Teams 2 police accountability system; CLA to seek reimbursements
Summary
The council approved items 54 and 54a to provide additional funding to continue work on the Teams 2 police accountability system and to authorize the City Administrative Officer (CLA) to seek reimbursements or alternative funds; the measures passed 12-0.
The Los Angeles City Council approved two related items (54 and 54a) to provide additional funding to advance the Teams 2 police accountability and risk-management system, and instructed the City Administrative Officer (CLA) to seek reimbursement or alternative funding sources where possible. The items were approved 12-0.
Council members described Teams 2 as a long-awaited system intended to improve police accountability and record-keeping. Council staff said a previously authorized contract fell short of covering all needed costs for the current phase of work; the additional funding request is primarily to fund equipment and set-up, including a single server and associated furnishings and space to allow the project team to build the technical framework needed for a future procurement.
Staff asked that the CLA seek reimbursement from alternative sources if available, including midyear or end-of-year departmental savings or federal funds, but said the council should not delay funding while seeking reimbursements. Members asked for the CLA to pursue those reimbursements later, while allowing work to proceed immediately so the project stays on schedule.
The council approved both items (54 and 54a) and asked for the matter to go forthwith on a related item 46. No specific dollar amount for the additional funding was stated in the transcript; staff described the largest single line-item as purchase of a server to support software development and data consolidation for the system.
What’s next: Staff will proceed with the immediate procurement steps to enable the project team to build the system and the CLA will seek reimbursement or alternative funding sources where practicable. The council requested future reporting as appropriate.
