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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of November 6, 1990 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: PAUL J. CONNOLLY, CHIEF OF POLICE SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO GO TO BID FOR REPLACEMENT OF EMERGENCY 9-1-1 LOGGER Date: 10-18-90 In 1982, in compliance to federal laws governing the use of police radios and telephones, the Colton Police Department adopted the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system into its operations. This provided ready access to locations from which persons reporting incidents to the police department could be located and recorded for immediate response for emergency services. The 9-1-1 telephone system required that the police department or unit responsible for answering 9-1-1 calls was to monitor and tape those conversations and save them for 90 days. To meet those needs, the police department purchased a Stancil Recorder for $25,000.00 on December 7, 1983. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM When the Colton Police Department adopted the 9-1-1 system in 1983, which was mandated by federal law, the police department purchased a Stancil Logger to record those calls. This machinery records calls 24 hours per day on both police radio and telephone lines for documentation mandated by that federal law. The past repairs and general age has caused this unit to be unreliable, causing a liability to the City of Colton. Estimates for repairs and parts replacement which do not guarantee prolonged service were in excess of $4,000.00 this year. The machine has not reported complete transmissions on the main 9-1-1 emergency lines for approximately four months this year. The police department has spent money on the repairs in the past; a maintenance contract can not be provided for this existing system. Attachments: Page 1 of 2 — ORIGINAL CENTRAL RECORDS FILE NO..«QL : i ------- -. Item No. / 0