STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: April 24, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Police Department
EXECUTIVE: Jon Fortune
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement for web-based law enforcement training subscriptions for the Police Department with Lexipol, LLC through the Sourcewell cooperative agreement - Estimated amount of $401,310.00 - Financing: General Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a cooperative purchasing agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide for web-based law enforcement training subscriptions for the Police Department. The subscriptions allow the Police Department to utilize online courses versus classroom instruction. During the pandemic, online courses have been extremely critical to the Department's success in meeting the State of Texas and Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) mandated training requirements. Examples of the training are Anti-Bias Training, De-Escalation Implicit Bias Training, Procedural Justice, (bi-annual) Ethics Training. All members of the Police Department, both uniformed officers and civilians, have received training through this platform.
The Sourcewell cooperative agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Subchapter F, Chapter 271, Texas Local Government Code. Section 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code which authorizes a local government to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Program with another local government or a local cooperative orga...
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