SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve an agreement with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida, in the amount not to exceed $499,861.50 for forensic crime scene processing, latent prints, property and evidence storage, and Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center services, during the one-year contract period commencing on October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) and the Clearwater Police Department (CPD) began an annual contractual agreement for services in January 1994. The agreements have covered forensic crime scene processing, latent fingerprint examination, property and evidence storage, and shared security costs for the Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC). The total cost for the proposed agreement for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 is $499,861.50. While the individual services reflect a 7.6% increase, the projected numbers for each service item were adjusted by CPD based on previous year’s data and thus, the proposed contractual agreement reflects a 14% decrease from the agreement in the previous fiscal year. This agreement is based on the following associated costs:
Forensic Science Services (Crime Scene Processing) - 900 calls for service at $286.09 each, totaling $257,481.00.
Fingerprint Services - 450 cases at $105.17 each, totaling $47,326.50.
Property and Evidence Storage - 11,650 items at $14.76 each, totaling $171,954.00.
Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC) - 275 juveniles transported at $84.00 each, totaling $23,100.00.
At the end of the contract, any funds remaining from unused calls for service will be refunded to the City.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funding for this contractual agreement is included in the Police Department’s fiscal year 2023-2024 operating budget request for cost code, 0101155-530300, contractual services.