SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve an agreement with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida, in the amount not to exceed $520,996.00 for forensic crime scene processing, latent prints, property and evidence storage, and Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center security services, during the one-year period commencing on October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, 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 ancillary services in 1994 that have included forensic crime scene processing, latent fingerprint examination, property and evidence storage, and shared security costs for the Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center. The total cost for the proposed agreement for Fiscal Year 2026 is $520,996.00, which reflects a 1.4% decrease. Any funds remaining from unused services will be refunded to the city.
The agreement is based on the following projections and associated costs:
-Forensic Crime Scene Processing - 800 cases at $327.52 each ($262,016.00).
-Fingerprint Services - 450 cases at $120.40 each ($54,180.00).
-Property and Evidence Storage - 11,000 items at $16.90 each ($185,900.00).
-Juvenile Assessment Center - 225 juveniles booked at $84.00 each ($18,900.00).
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funding for this contractual agreement, in the amount of $520,996.00, is included in the Police Department’s fiscal year 2026 operating budget request for cost code, 0101155-530300, contractual services. The operations of the Police Department are funded by General Fund revenues.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
This project is relevant towards accomplishing the strategic goal of a High Preforming Government, specifically strategic objective 1.4 to foster safe and healthy communities in Clearwater through first-class public safety and emergency response services.
