CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Sole Source Procurement 24-102 Police Academy Training to Police Training Institute (PTI) for an amount not to exceed $44,604, and for a nine-month term.
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DEPARTMENT: Police Department
SUBMITTED BY: Jason Arres, Chief
BACKGROUND:
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board (ILETSB) requires that all new police officers attend one of the law enforcement training academies to receive a permanent appointment as a law enforcement officer. The State's Traffic & Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund (TACCSF) was established to fund ILETSB operations.
Under the TACCSF program, the State previously paid tuition expenses directly to the academy for new recruit training. In 2020, all academies received notification that based on the current fiscal situation of TACCSF, they would no longer receive payments from TACCSF directly. As a result, each law enforcement agency must pay the tuition expenses directly to the academy but can apply to ILETSB for reimbursement at the end of the officer's academy class. However, based on the funding issues, TACCSF cannot guarantee that the full amount of tuition will be reimbursed. The City received 100% reimbursement for academy expenditures in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
DISCUSSION:
The PD estimates sending six recruits to academy training in 2024. The remaining new hires will be hired from the lateral hire list and won't need to go to an academy. The current rate for each recruit at the Police Training Institute (PTI) in Champaign, Illinois is $7,434 for the 14-week academy which includes room and board.
PD management staff visited and observed multiple academies in the state and determined that PTI provides the best level of instruction and options for the City's newly hired police officers. In addition, Naperville's internal training program mirrors PTI's training for both firearm and defensive tactics.
The term of the contract is fr...
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