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Meeting Date:	09/13/2021
Storage capacity equipment
Submitted for:	Isidro Alaniz	Submitted By:	David Sanchez
Department:	District Attorney

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the purchase of additional storage capacity equipment from Dell for the benefit of the District Attorney’s Office in an amount not to exceed One Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand One Hundred Ninety Two Dollars ($136,192) pursuant to Section 271.101 and 271.102, Texas Local Government Code, Cooperative purchasing program DIR Agreement TSO-3763 and any other matters incident thereto. [Requested by Isidro “Chilo” Alaniz, District Attorney; IT Dept. Account #1001-1280-001-470000 (Capital Outlay) in the amount of $96,192; DA Forfeiture Account #2161-2260-001-470000 (Capital Outlay) in the amount of $40,000]

Issue: The adoption of body-worn cameras by law enforcement nationwide(and locally) has resulted in a significant increase in the amount of digital evidence being created. This evidence must be stored and backed up. The County’s current backup solution is does not have sufficient storage space to store this evidence.

Solution: Purchase additional storage capacity for the County’s backup solution.

Result: The County’s backup solution will have sufficient capacity to store the additional video evidence.

Background:

The adoption of body-worn cameras by law enforcement nationwide(and locally) has resulted in a significant increase in the amount of digital evidence being created. This evidence must be stored and backed up. The County’s current backup solution is does not have sufficient storage space to store this evidence.

Previous Court Action:

Commissioners Court approved the transfer of $48,592 to complete this purchase (CC Item 34 - Aug 23, 2021).

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	1001
Funding Source:	1280
Balance:	na
Financial Impact:
There is no additional financial impact to the Genral Fund.

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