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Joint resolution authorizing an agreement with Priority Dispatch Corp, of Salt Lake City, Utah, for purchase of a backend database as a shared service hosted by the Lake County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) and for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in the amount of $100,281.95.
Staff Summary
• Lake County (through the Lake County ETSB, including several Lake County PSAP’s and LakeComm) have contracts with Priority Dispatch Corp, for EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatch) and EFD (Emergency Fire Dispatch).
• Lake County Sheriff’s Office has been on a waiver from the EMD requirement due to dispatching for police services only; however, the waiver most likely will end.
• Pursuant to Chapter 33.066 Bid Exemption of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Purchasing Agent engaged an ad hoc committee that approved a bid exemption based on an existing long-standing successful relationship via ETSB, and the knowledge gained through this relationship adds value integral to the services provided.
• This agreement provides for the software licensing and support services and the set up and implementation fees.
• The total software and implementation cost is $100,281.95 for a five-year contract. On January 7, 2025, the Lake County ETSB Board approved $74,357 to fund this project. Lake County Sheriff’s portion comes to $25,924.95 with annual maintenance and support of $20,710 beginning on January 1, 2026.
• The Sheriff’s Office did not budget for this in FY 2025 but has freed up the funds and will budget for this additional expense in future budgets.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County (through the Lake County Emergency Telephone System Board, including several Lake County PSAP’s and LakeComm) have contracts with Priority Dispatch Corp, for EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatch) and EFD (Emergency Fire Dispatch); and
WHEREAS, Lake County Sheriff’s Office has been on a waiver from the EMD requirement due to dispatching for police services only; however, the waiver most likely will end; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Chapter 33.066 Bid Exemption of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Purchasing Agent engaged an ad hoc committee that approved a bid exemption based on an existing long-standing successful relationship, and the knowledge gained through this relationship adds value integral to the services provided; and
WHEREAS, this agreement provides for the software licensing and support services and the set up and implementation fees; and
WHEREAS, the total software and implementation cost is $100,281.95 for a five year contract. On January 7, 2025, the Lake County ETSB Board approved $74,357 to fund this project. Lake County Sheriff’s portion comes to $25,924.95 with annual maintenance and support of $20,710 beginning on January 1, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into an agreement with Priority Dispatch Corp. of Salt Lake City, Utah, for the purchase of a backend database as a shared service hosted by the Lake County ETSB and for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $100,281.95.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on September 9, 2025.