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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 16, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-h <br /> SUBJECT: Approval of WatchGuard Agreement for In-Car Video System and Evidence <br /> Management Software <br /> DEPARTMENT: Sheriff's Office <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Sheriff Charles S. Blackwood, <br /> 919.245.2900 <br /> Jennifer Galassi, Legal Advisor to the <br /> Sheriff, 919.245.2952 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve the WatchGuard Agreement for in-car video system and evidence <br /> management software for the Sheriff's Office. <br /> BACKGROUND: The in-car cameras currently installed in the Sheriff's Office fleet vehicles were <br /> placed into service in 2016. During the ensuing six (6) years, numerous advances and <br /> improvements in both camera hardware and supporting software have occurred. As the current <br /> in-car cameras malfunction, the cost to repair them, if an option at all, rivals the expense of <br /> replacement with new equipment. Additionally, the software used with the body-worn cameras is <br /> not compatible with the in-car cameras. As routinely occurs with other equipment used by first <br /> responders, it is time to upgrade and replace the in-car camera systems and supporting evidence <br /> management software. <br /> Under this Agreement, the Sheriff's Office will purchase seventy (70) in-car video systems and <br /> Video-as-a-Service which includes cloud-based evidence management system for unlimited <br /> users with unlimited storage and unlimited cloud sharing. During the five-year term of the <br /> Agreement, WatchGuard also will provide support services and a warranty. The Agreement has <br /> been reviewed by the Legal Advisor to the Sheriff as well as the County Attorney. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds have been appropriated to cover the total cost, apportioned over a <br /> five-year term, of the Agreement ($627,575). The source of funding is the Asset Forfeiture Fund, <br /> which currently has $871,927.38 available. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable <br /> to this item: <br />