Arms Policy Board Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingUrbana, IL · November 17, 2016
Minutes
Area-wide Records Management System
ARMS Policy Board Meeting Minutes
DATE: November 17, 2016
3:30 PM
PLACE: City of Urbana – 2nd Floor Conference Room
400 South Vine Street, Urbana, IL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Captain Matt Myrick (proxy for Chief Jeff Christensen, UIPD)
Chief Anthony Cobb, CPD
Lt. Jeff Wooten, RPD
Chief Pat Connolly, UPD
Chief Deputy Allen Jones (proxy for Sheriff Dan Walsh, CCSO)
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Sanford Hess, Urbana IT
Dave Wakefield, Urbana IT
OTHERS PRESENT: None
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 3:38 p.m.
2. Additions to the Agenda
There were none.
3. Approval of Minutes
Motion to approve the agenda by Chief Deputy Jones, and seconded by Lt. Wooten.
The minutes passed unanimously.
4. Public Input
There was none.
5. Staff Report
Annual Report
o Sanford presented highlights from the ARMS Annual Report.
o The board discussed having training classes on the reporting tool, possibly at
ILEAS.
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o Sanford presented an additional breakdown of the “Datagate Licensing”
(“Software Licensing”) costs, which appears at the bottom of the minutes.
o Sanford shared that the employee hired to write documentation quit in October.
This could wind up under-spending the budget.
Sanford noted that there could be opportunities for other records staff that
know ARMS and have available time.
o The ARMS Policy Board decided to place the report on file, and it will be added
to the website.
eCitations
o Sanford gave the update that the Circuit Clerk is in contract discussions with a
vendor.
o Sanford discussed the ARMS changes needed to “receive” eCitations, which will
be brought in as Field Reports.
Development Update
o Field Reporting Permissions was pushed out
Sanford made a procedure and sent it out.
Task Force has been using this already.
The group discussed getting more groups to use this.
Metro, Multi-Jurisdiction, Street Crimes Task Force, and SWAT –
these are the groups that will use it.
o Crisis Intervention Team
Sanford presented that Dave has created a better method for printing the
multiple reports.
The CIT team will be reviewing the printed CIT form in December.
o Sanford shared the list of prioritized enhancements, as voted by the User Group.
o Big news… the Rantoul conversion is complete.
6. Reports of committees and officers.
Chief Cobb delivered a Treasurer’s report.
o He and Sanford sat down to walk through the numbers.
o Chief Cobb mentioned concerns about starting to search for ARMS
replacements.
o Sanford mentioned that he wants to attend the IACP conference in May, and the
money is available in the budget.
7. Unfinished business.
Proposed ARMS Security Policy
o The group discussed the current status of security.
Read-Only agencies (Jurisdiction “Z”) are not paying any costs now.
Read-Only agencies will have their security performed by the ARMS
programmer (this was the change made to the Security Policy).
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o The group approved the Policy unanimously.
Revising the makeup of the ARMS User Group.
o Sanford made a proposal to re-orient the group towards having two voting seats
per agency, with 5 ex-officio seats for dedicated roles, as provided in the meeting
packet.
o Chief Jones motioned, Captain Myrick seconded, and the group passed it
unanimously.
Special Alerts
o Sanford passed on information from the State about recording medical issues
because it related to a discussion on how Special Alerts were displayed in the
last meeting.
8. New Business
There was no new business.
9. Adjournment.
The meeting adjourned at 4:40 PM.
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Breakdown of Software Licensing for ARMS
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Grand Total
DB2 Web Query License $3,160 $995 $4,155
Misc. Hardware $441 $441
Misc. Software $185 $175 $360
Platform Tools $4,089 $4,175 $2,488 $3,338 $2,212 $16,301
SSL Certificate $637 $637
Upgrade Services $4,040 $4,040
IBM Maintenance $1,251 $3,231 $626 $5,108
Grand Total $4,089 $4,801 $6,899 $11,422 $3,833 $31,043
Details:
Fiscal Year Type Amount Vendor Date Description
2013 Platform Tools $ 2,340 ASNA 2/15/2013 Field Reporting Platform
2013 Platform Tools $ 859 PROFOUND LOGIC SOFTWARE, INC 11/30/2012 12/13/12-6/30/13
2013 Platform Tools $ 889 PROFOUND LOGIC SOFTWARE, INC 7/27/2012 RPG 7/2012-7/2013
2014 Misc. Hardware $ 441 SHI INTERNATIONAL CORP 6/20/2014
2014 Misc. Software $ 185 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA 6/6/2014 SOFTWARE
2014 Platform Tools $ 2,475 ASNA 3/28/2014 Field Reporting Platform
2014 Platform Tools $ 912 PROFOUND LOGIC SOFTWARE, INC 7/26/2013
2014 Platform Tools $ 788 PROFOUND LOGIC SOFTWARE, INC 12/19/2013 12/13-6/30
2015 DB2 Web Query License $ 3,160 LOGICALIS, INC 12/26/2014 10 LIC WEB QUERY
2015 IBM Maintenance $ 1,251 LOGICALIS, INC 12/26/2014 50% 2015 COST
2015 Platform Tools $ 788 PROFOUND LOGIC SOFTWARE, INC 12/12/2014
2015 Platform Tools $ 912 PROFOUND LOGIC SOFTWARE, INC 8/1/2014
2015 Platform Tools $ 788 VENDOR NAME NOT AVAILABLE 6/30/2015 EXP PROFOUND LOGIC GENIE PREPD
2016 IBM Maintenance $ 729 LOGICALIS, INC 11/20/2015 COMPUTER HDW/SFTW
2016 IBM Maintenance $ 626 VENDOR NAME NOT AVAILABLE 6/30/2016 ALLOCATION LOGICALIS Q4
2016 IBM Maintenance $ 626 VENDOR NAME NOT AVAILABLE 12/31/2015 ALLOCATION LOGICALLIS IBM Q2
2016 IBM Maintenance $ 626 VENDOR NAME NOT AVAILABLE 9/30/2015 ALLOCATION LOGICALIS IBM Q1
2016 IBM Maintenance $ 626 VENDOR NAME NOT AVAILABLE 3/31/2016 ALLOCATION LOGICALIS Q3
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Fiscal Year Type Amount Vendor Date Description
2016 Misc. Software $ 175 IBM CORPORATION 11/13/2015 COMPUTER SOFTWARE
2016 Platform Tools $ 1,615 PROFOUND LOGIC SOFTWARE, INC 12/18/2015 GENIE MAINT 15/16
2016 Platform Tools $ 934 VENDOR NAME NOT AVAILABLE 8/28/2015 RECL FROM 0061 TO L17-RPGSP
2016 Platform Tools $ 394 VENDOR NAME NOT AVAILABLE 9/30/2015 ALLOCATION PROFOUND LOGIC Q1
2016 Platform Tools $ 394 VENDOR NAME NOT AVAILABLE 12/31/2015 ALLOCATION PROFOUND LOGIC Q2
2016 SSL Certificate $ 637 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA 3/4/2016 SSL CERTIFICATE
2016 Upgrade Services $ 590 ITECH SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC 4/8/2016 COMP UPGRADE
2016 Upgrade Services $ 3,450 ITECH SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC 5/20/2016 SERVER UPGRADE '16
2017 DB2 Web Query License $ 995 LOGICALIS, INC 9/23/2016 DATAGATE LIC/MAINT
2017 IBM Maintenance $ 626 VENDOR NAME NOT AVAILABLE 9/30/2016 LOGICALIS IBM Q1 ALLOCATION
2017 Platform Tools $ 962 PROFOUND LOGIC SOFTWARE, INC 7/15/2016 7/22/16-7/21/17
2017 Platform Tools $ 1,250 PROFOUND LOGIC SOFTWARE, INC 10/28/2016 RPGSP LICENSE
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Agenda
AREA-WIDE RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ARMS)
POLICY BOARD
NOTICE OF MEETING
DATE: November 17, 2016
TIME: 3:30 PM
LOCATION: 400 S. Vine St.
Executive Conference Room
Those wishing to attend should dial 128 on the phone located next
to the 2nd floor security door.
A G E N D A
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Additions to the Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting: August 18, 2016.
4. Public Input
5. Staff Report
ARMS Annual Report
eCitations
o Update on Procurement.
o Discussion of ARMS programming needed for eCitations.
Development update
o Field Reporting Permissions (cross-jurisdiction reports) -
Completed
o Crisis Intervention Team form – In Progress
o Enhancements as prioritized by User Group
o Rantoul Conversion is complete
6. Reports of committees and officers.
Treasurer’s Report.
7. Unfinished business.
ARMS Security Policy
Revising the makeup of the ARMS User Group.
Special Alerts across Jurisdictions.
8. New business.
9. Adjournment.
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