TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Rollie Soria for Oscar Ortiz, Sheriff - Coroner
REPORT BY: Erin Corry, Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 2 of Agreement No. 210284B with LexisNexis Risk Solutions
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 210284B with LexisNexis Risk Solutions LF Inc. for an enterprise subscription to Accurint Virtual Crime Center, an investigative technology. (Fiscal Impact: $20,000 expense; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
To solve cases, law enforcement personnel must collect and analyze a lot of important and sensitive information. In today’s constantly evolving technology driven world, that information can be found in a myriad of public and proprietary databases, making the investigative process long and tedious. Currently, the Sheriff’s Office relies on several traditional law enforcement databases and services for information gathering in an investigation, which can be limited in search scope.
LexisNexis has developed the Accurint Virtual Crime Center technology solution to streamline the process by which law enforcement collects and processes information for an investigation. It provides instant, one-stop access to a multitude of databases that would traditionally require time consuming research. It can be used to identify people, their assets, addresses, relatives, and business associates, which can help Sheriff’s Office personnel resolve cases more efficiently.
The LexisNexis Risk Solutions Accurint Virtual Crime Center can be used across the different divisions of the Sheriff’s Office, making it a versatile tool in the investigative process. At the patrol level, a Deputy Sheriff could use it to develop possible contacts in a missing person case. Detectives during investigations could use it to develop a suspect list in a homicide case. Finally, Coroner’s Division personnel could utilize the service for a decedent’s next of kin in a death notification. The versatility and comprehensive nature of the service can potentially shorten investigation times and in turn minimize the costs involved with investigations.
Requested Action:
1. Approve and authorize Amendment No. 2 of Agreement No. 210284B with LexisNexis Risk Solutions LF, Inc. extending the term to February 28, 2025, with an automatic rollover of two additional years and no net change to the maximum compensation of $20,000 per 12-month period for an enterprise subscription to Accurint Virtual Crime Center and reporting tools.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Sheriff’s Office |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
Approval of the agreement will allow LexisNexis to provide Sheriff’s Office access to a proprietary search engine, a more efficient way of obtaining crime analytics, to make intelligence driven decisions. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
Yes |
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Future fiscal impact: |
All costs associated with this agreement will be budgeted accordingly in future fiscal years. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If the agreement is not approved, Sheriff’s Office will have to explore other law enforcement solutions for gathering crime analytics and data sharing. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.