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Council to consider Lexipole subscription for fire department after police experience with the platform
Summary
Police described success using Lexipole for policy management and training since 2016 and the fire department asked to subscribe; combined implementation and first-year fees for multiple municipal units were presented at $18,168.00, with annual renewals near $8,000 and potential discounts and grant funding to offset costs.
Lincoln police and fire officials briefed the Committee of the Whole on March 10 about Lexipole, a policy-management and training platform used by the police since 2016. The fire department is seeking a subscription to modernize and centralize its policies, obtain legal review, and deliver training tied to policy updates.
Chiefs and staff described Lexipole as a platform that provides boilerplate policy text, ongoing legal updates, and built-in employee acknowledgements and daily training bulletins that track staff compliance and training completion. Police officials said Lexipole had helped their department by keeping policies current and providing evidence of training in litigated cases.
Staff presented costs for a multi-agency purchase (police, fire and local government modules) that total $18,168.00 including a first-time implementation fee; the recurring annual cost for the fire department portion is roughly $8,000. Officials said the vendor already applied discounts (10% IPRF membership discount plus 10% multi-agency discount) and noted the city may apply a $2,200 safety grant to offset costs.
Council members asked whether the platform would replace paper policy manuals and how long migration would take; staff estimated a migration of roughly four to six months. Officials also confirmed that most public-safety staff check their city email daily and could receive policy updates through the platform.
Council agreed to place the Lexipole purchase and contract on the regular agenda for formal approval and to include the cost in the packet; no formal vote was taken at the committee meeting.
"We've had great success with it," a police official said, describing Lexipole's role in updating policy and documenting training.
The committee record for the Lexipole discussion spans SEG 1371—1752.
