City of Gainesville - File #: 050865

• File #: 050865
• Version: 1
• Name: Federal LECFTF Funding for the FALCON Compatible Automated Fingerprint Identification System Equipment and Training (B)
• Type: Staff Recommendation
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/27/2006
• In control: Public Safety Committee
• Final action: 2/27/2006
• Title: Federal LECFTF Funding for the FALCON Compatible Automated Fingerprint Identification System Equipment and Training (B) This item requests that the City Commission appropriate and expend funds from the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund for the purchase of a fingerprint station, related equipment and training.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/27/2006	1	City Commission	Approved as Recommended	Pass
2/16/2006	0	Public Safety Committee

Title
Federal LECFTF Funding for the FALCON Compatible Automated Fingerprint Identification System Equipment and Training (B)

This item requests that the City Commission appropriate and expend funds from the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund for the purchase of a fingerprint station, related equipment and training.

Explanation
The requested equipment will be utilized during police criminal investigations for remotely searching latents lifted from various crime scenes against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's criminal database of arrestees throughout the entire state of Florida. This new AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) will replace the current equipment that will not be compatible with FDLE's FALCON system in the near future. The technology of this equipment will help identify potential suspects and aid department members in investigating various criminal activity. The expenditure request includes the Motorola Printrak Latent Station, all software components for the station, conversion software, freight, installation and a 1-year warranty. The cost for the equipment is $88,060. The request also includes a two-day training session for $7,000 for the fingerprint examiners. The expenditure total for this request is $95,060. This is a sole source item from Motorola, since no other usable/compatible system is available.

Fiscal Note
Funds for this expenditure are available in the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund and is allowable per Federal 21 U.S.C. § 881, found in the U.S. Department of Justice "A Guide to Equitable Sharing of Federally Forfeited Property for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies". The balance in the account is $4,463,012.59.

Recommendation
The City Commission approve the appropriation and expenditure of $95,060 from the Federal Law Enforcement Contraband Forfeiture Trust Fund, and the issuance of a Purchase Order for the same amount to Motorol...