Public Safety Officials Advocate for Policy Tracking Software
Summary
(TNS) — Assistant chiefs Brendan McKee and Michael Lybarger lobbied Edwardsville aldermen on Tuesday to approve a new digital database for state legislation that affects police and fire departments.Aldermen agreed and unanimously approved two separate sole source resolutions to buy Lexipol policy software, one for the fire department and the other for the police department, totaling $69,387.Mayor Art Risavy and alderman Chris Farrar were absent. "This can stoke a policy change within our own department and help keep liability costs to a minimum," he said. "Weve also found that there are policies and procedures that we dont even know exist [on the fire side. The big expense up front is a lot of legal work on the front end," Lybarger said.There is a monthly test for officers and firefighters to train during their shifts for any new policies that surface.McKee said Lexipol archives items as well, which could be useful in any future litigation.Lexipol was founded by public safety experts who saw a need for a better, safer way to run a public safety agency. Since the company launched in 2003, Lexipol has grown to form an entire risk management solution for public safety and local government.Today, it serves more than 10,000 agencies and municipalities and two million public safety and government professionals with a range of informational and technological solutions to meet the challenges facing these dynamic industries.In addition to providing policy management, accreditation, online training, wellness resources and grant assistance, Lexipol provides 24/7 industry news and analysis through the digital communities Police1, FireRescue1, Corrections1, EMS1 and Gov1.