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Sheriff wins approval for $359,112 jail video and access-control upgrade
Summary
The sheriff asked the commission to approve a $359,112.49 purchase and a care plan for the jail's video and door access control system and commissioners approved PO #8008, with funding from previously budgeted bond proceeds or contractual accounts.
The sheriff told commissioners the county's jail video-control and access system is at end of life and presented a revised bid from the vendor for $359,112.49 plus a multi-year care plan. The sheriff said the proposed Linux-based system would be more stable than the county's Windows-based platform and that the vendor would provide quick remote response, with on-site service when needed. "It's 13 plus years old" and "it seems fitting to upgrade that and to repair something that is at end of life," the sheriff said.
Commissioners approved purchase order number 8008 for the contracted system and discussed whether the five-year care plan should be paid from the bond proceeds or annual contract budgets; staff said the PO and care plan could be budgeted annually if the commission preferred. The sheriff and county administrators said the new system would tie into cameras and door controls across the law enforcement center and improve monitoring capacity.
