SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve an agreement with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office of Largo, FL for forensic crime scene processing, latent prints, property and evidence storage, and Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center services in an amount not-to-exceed $618,438.00, which includes contingency, for the term October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, 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 a share of security costs at the Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC). The total cost for the proposed agreement for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 is $582,210.00. The proposed contractual agreement reflects a 3.26% increase from the agreement in the previous fiscal year. This agreement is based on the following associated costs:
Forensic Science Services (Crime Scene Processing) - 1,100 calls for service at $264.90 each, totaling $291,390.00;
Fingerprint Services - 1,000 cases at $97.38 each, totaling $97,380.00;
Property and Evidence Storage - 12,000 items at $13.67 each, totaling $164,040.00;
Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC) - 350 juveniles transported at $84.00 each, totaling $29,400.00.
The contingency amount of $36,228.00 will cover any calls for service which exceed those outlined in the proposed contract and invoices for excess services will be issued separately. Additionally, 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 and contingency funds are included in the Police Department’s fiscal year 2022-2023 operating budget request for cost code, 0101155-530300, contractual services.