Lehigh County’s General Services and Finance Committees are considering Bill 2026-31, which would amend the 2026-2030 Capital Plan to fund an upgrade of the Digital Evidence Management System for the Office of the District Attorney and the Regional Intelligence and Investigation Center. This signals a recognized need to modernize how digital evidence and intelligence data are stored, managed, and shared across justice and public safety stakeholders. The bill is at the capital-planning stage; no vendor, solution, or dollar amount is named in the agenda, indicating the procurement approach and scope are still being shaped.For IT, justice technology, and systems integration vendors, this is a strong pre-RFP signal to engage around requirements such as chain-of-custody, secure video and bodycam evidence handling, analytics, and integration with existing case management and RMS systems. A productive next step would be to brief the District Attorney’s office and RIIC leadership on relevant platforms and implementation roadmaps that fit a multi-year capital plan structure.

Agenda notes this is a joint General Services/Finance Committee item sponsored by Commissioners Pineda and Fevig, indicating priority from both operational and fiscal perspectives.