To: Dale K. Weighill, Governmental Operations Committee Chairperson
From: Sheriff Christopher R. Swanson
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and FLOCK, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00, to provide hardware and software products for twenty (20) FLOCK Safety Falcon Cameras; the term of this agreement is from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; the cost of this agreement is fully grant-funded and will be paid from account 2856-310.00-801.000
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Acceptance of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and FLOCK Safety contract to provide hardware and software products for 20 FLOCK Safety Falcon Cameras through 9/30/2025. The contract extension is for a 1-year term from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.
BACKGROUND:
FLOCK Safety is an integrated public safety platform that detects, centralizes, and decodes actionable evidence to increase safety, improve efficiency, and connect the community. Flock Safety Falcon ® Law enforcement grade infrastructure-free (solar power + LTE) license plate recognition camera with Vehicle Fingerprint ™ technology (proprietary machine learning software) and real-time alerts for unlimited users.
DISCUSSION:
The grant agreement from Michigan State Police, presented in RESO # 2024-1058, covers the cost of this contract.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The contract extension cost is $60,000.00, covered by the accepted grant agreement with MSP RESO # 2024-1058. This is a budgeted expense to be reimbursed 60% by grant funds and 40% county match. No additional appropriation is needed. This will be billed to account #2856-310.00-801.000.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The approval of this contract conforms to the county's priorities by promoting safe communities.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Office of Genesee County Sheriff to authorize entering into the FLOCK Safety contract between Genesee County and FLOCK Safety (“vendor”), whereby the vendor will be providing hardware and software service for 20 FLOCK cameras for one year commencing October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, at a total cost not to exceed $60,000.00 to be paid through the Michigan State Police Grant accepted in RESO # 2024-1058 from account #2856-310.00-801.000, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the November 13, 2024 meeting of the Governmental Operations Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the contract on behalf of Genesee County.