Atlanta weighs $300,000 policy-management software deal funded by police and fire

Atlanta’s proposed $300,000 cloud-based policy-management agreement names the Police Department as its beneficiary, but the funding would come from two public-safety departments: $200,000 from police administration and $100,000 from fire administration.⁠[1][2]

The meeting packet lists full City Council consideration as pending for Oct. 19 at 1 p.m. The measure also appeared on the Oct. 12 Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee agenda, but the records reviewed do not establish what the committee did. The upcoming listing is a scheduled checkpoint, not evidence of approval or a guaranteed vote.⁠[1][2]

Resolution 26-R-4250 would authorize an agreement with Governmentjobs.com, doing business as NEOGOV, through July 17, 2029, with two one-year renewal options and a stated ceiling of $300,000. Both departments’ allocations would come from the city’s General Fund.⁠[1][2]

The resolution says the police chief identified a need for a secure system to support policy and compliance operations. Although it assigns one-third of the funding to fire administration, it does not explain how the Fire Rescue Department would use the system. It also provides no detailed description of the software’s functions or an implementation timetable.⁠[1][2]

Atlanta would purchase through an existing Sourcewell cooperative contract. The resolution says Sourcewell competitively awarded that contract to NEOGOV and that Atlanta’s chief procurement officer certifies its procedures are consistent with the city’s, with costs comparable to or below a city procurement. Those are the resolution’s procurement assurances; the underlying pricing has not been independently verified for this report.⁠[2]

The proposed authorization is not proof that the software has been purchased or deployed. The resolution requires legal approval, mayoral execution, clerk attestation and delivery to NEOGOV before the agreement would bind the city.⁠[1][2]