Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to enter into Management Control Agreements (MCAs) in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 1, subject to review and approval by the Office of the County Attorney, to facilitate law enforcement agencies accessing criminal justice information (CJIS) through the Broward County’s Regional Public Safety Communications System.

(Transferred to the Consent Agenda.)

ACTION:  (T-10:24 AM)  Approved.
 
VOTE: 7-0.  Commissioners LaMarca and Ryan were not present.

Authorizes the County Administrator to execute agreements that may be necessary or appropriate to implement, maintain or operate the Regional Public Safety Communications System and provide that such agreements be ratified by the Board.

Allows for law enforcement agencies to continue accessing CJIS data through the Regional Public Safety Communications System.

Board Item 41 from 10/9/2012 - Authorized County Administrator to execute MCAs with Sunrise and Hollywood.

MCAs have been executed with the following cities/agencies: Sunrise, Hollywood, Margate, Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Pines, Coconut Creek and BSO. Lauderhill has recently requested a Management Control Agreement be executed with Broward County to become compliant with a current Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) CJIS audit. This item will also allow for additional agencies to execute MCAs with the County as necessary.

On September 27, 2012, Agenda Item No. 61, the Board approved the return of the Office of Communications Technology (inclusive of staff and related equipment and infrastructure) from the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

In preparation for the transition of the Office of Communications Technology (now known as the Office of Regional Communications and Technology or ORCAT), County staff met with a variety of stakeholders, including the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, to discuss the transition of regional communications to the County.  A significant requirement was for the County to have Management Control Agreements (MCAs) with municipalities whose law enforcement agencies access the Regional Public Communication System. 
 
On October 9, 2012, Agenda Item No. 41, the Board approved the execution of Management Control Agreements with Sunrise and Hollywood.  As it stands today, the County has executed Management Control Agreements with Sunrise, Hollywood, Margate, Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Pines, Coconut Creek, and BSO. Cities such as Lauderhill, as a result of a recent Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) audit from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, have requested to enter into a Management Control Agreement with Broward County. This action will allow the County Administrator to enter into Management Control Agreements with those remaining municipalities who currently do not have MCAs with Broward County.
 
Any such agreements that are entered into by the County Administrator will be presented to the Board for ratification.

Brett Bayag, Acting Director, Office of Regional Communications and Technology, (954) 357-8565