Waukesha City officials consider sending police scheduling software straight to counsel amid tight timeline

At a Waukesha City committee meeting, staff and city officials said they could not take formal action because the meeting lacked a quorum and discussed taking the police department—s proposed InTime scheduling software directly to city counsel or the full council to meet a time-sensitive implementation window.

The discussion matters because the police department expects to complete initial implementation and staff familiarization before Aug. 1, when vacation picks and shift selections for the coming year begin. That schedule drove the recommendation that the item be advanced outside the committee process if necessary.

A city staff member who reviewed the procurement history said the review began last March and that the city paused to evaluate another product, Telestaff, which would…