Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes a supplemental appropriation of $15,885.89 from the unappropriated balance of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk computer fund; authorizes and directs the Director of Finance and Management on behalf of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk to establish a purchase order with Resource One Computer Systems, Inc. for the purchase of a server. The server is needed to increase the storage capacity of the database and improve the reliability, speed, and database uptime for the Municipal Court Clerk's Office.
This purchase will be made from a pre-established universal term contract (UTC), FL003923, with Resource One Computer Systems, Inc, expiration date: March 31, 2011.
Contract: Ordinance 0701-2009 was approved by Council on June 1, 2009 for the purchase of a server and storage equipment from UTC, FL003923 in the amount of $82,656.19.
Contract Compliance: 31-1419297
Expiration Date: May 6, 2011
This company is not debarred according to the excluded party listing system of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved finding for recovery certified search.
Fiscal Impact: Funds for the supplemental appropriation totaling $15,885.89 are available within the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk computer fund.
Emergency: Emergency declaration is requested to purchase a server to meet the operating needs and standards of the Clerk's office.
Title
To authorize a supplemental appropriation of $15,885.89 from the unappropriated balance of the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund; to authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management on behalf of the Municipal Court Clerk to establish a purchase order with Resource One Computer Systems, Inc. for the purchase of a server; to authorize an expenditure of $15,885.89 from the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund; and to declare an emergency. ($15,885.89)
Body
Whereas, this ordinance will allow the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk to appropriate said funds within the unappropriated balance of the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund; and
Whereas, that the funds are available within the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund; and
Whereas, it is necessary for the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk to purchase a server to increase the storage capacity of the database and improve the reliability, speed, and database uptime for the Clerk's office; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the daily operations of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate said funds to purchase said procurement from a universal term contract with Resource One Computer Systems, Inc. for the preservation of the public health, peace, safety, and welfare, now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund and from all monies estimated to be deposited into said fund, the sum of $15,885.89 be and is hereby appropriated within the Clerk's computer fund, department 2601, fund 227, subfund 02, oca code 260208, object level one - 06, object level three - 6649 - $15,885.89.
Section 2. That the Director of Finance and Management on behalf of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk be and is hereby authorized to establish a purchase order with Resource One Computer Systems, Inc. for the purchase of a server through universal term contract FL003923.
Section 3. That the expenditure of $15,885.89 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund, department 2601, fund 227, subfund 02, oca code 260208, object level one - 06, object level three - 6649 - $15,885.89.
Section 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, where is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure, which shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approved by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.