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Council approves Tyler Technologies agreement for police reporting and ticketing; startup cost about $115,000
Summary
Brookshire agreed to adopt Tyler Technologies for police CAD, reporting and ticket-writing with an estimated one-time startup cost of $114,768 and recurring annual costs of roughly $50,000; council asked staff to explore cost-sharing with court technology funds.
Chief Green told council the police department would move to Tyler Technologies for CAD, offense reporting and ticket writing to align with the city's broader Tyler implementation and to replace a legacy system the chief described as difficult to use. "Tyler is much more efficient," Chief Green said, recommending a five-year agreement with a one-time startup cost of about $114,768 and recurring annual costs of approximately $50,000.
Council discussed whether the police budget would bear the full cost and asked staff to examine technology funds in the municipal court budget that could offset parts of the purchase. Staff confirmed the police department would pursue available court-technology offsets for ticket-writing capabilities and that Waller County is also moving to Tyler, which staff said could ease interagency data exchange.
Council voted to enter into the agreement and asked staff to refine the final funding plan to minimize the burden on any single department.
Ending: Staff will finalize contract details, return with a recommended funding allocation and begin implementation steps per the city’s Tyler conversion timeline.
