Title
Renewal for the Global Connect Emergency Notification Contract - Approval
History
The Global Connect Emergency Notification System has been in use by the Village for two years and the current contract will expire on June 1, 2013. The system has been activated on numerous occasions to notify the public of watering restrictions, a criminal sexual assault investigation, residential ruse burglary alerts, property tax rebate deadline, neighborhood beat meeting notifications, and most recently, the flood damage survey. To date, the Village has placed over 200,000 calls using the system.
The annual renewal cost of the system with unlimited calls and emails is $0.55 per household or business. This is the same cost as last year for an estimated 24,500 households and businesses.
The system also provides the ability for a resident to opt-in and receive the emergency alerts as a text message on a smart phone. The cost is $0.25 for each opt-in cell phone number to receive text messages and billed separately at the end of the contract term.
On May 6, 2013 this item was reviewed and approved by the Technology, Communication & Community Engagement Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
$15,350 is budgeted for the annual service.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the Global Connect Emergency Notification System contract for a period of one year at a cost not to exceed $15,350.