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Item 1.C.
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| City Council Regular | |
| Date: | 04/14/2025 |
| Title: | MOU With Yellowstone County to provide Law Enforcement Data Processing |
| Presented by: | David Watterson, IT Director |
| Department: | Information Technology |
| Presentation: | No |
| Legal Review: | Not Applicable |
| Project Number: | N/A |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the agreement to provide FY2026 data processing services for the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Department in the amount of $ 163,214.
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
The City of Billings has contracted with Yellowstone County Sheriff's Department for over 25 years to provide application hosting services including servers, storage, security, software maintenance, and support for the Public Safety Software that they use in their offices, patrol cars, and in the County Jail. Under an annual agreement, Information Technology bills the Sheriff's Office for the actual resources that were used in the prior calendar year.
Council is being asked to approve the FY2026 agreement in the amount of $163,214.
Council is being asked to approve the FY2026 agreement in the amount of $163,214.
ALTERNATIVES
City Council may:
- Approve; the annual agreement with Yellowstone County Sheriff's Department, or,
- Not Approve the annual agreement
FISCAL EFFECTS
The annual charge for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 is $163,214. Information Technology is an internal service fund, whose budget is dependent on charging customers for the services it provides.