Explanation
Need: The Department of Public Safety, Division of Police needs to transfer funds within the General Fund to purchase wireless voice, data, push-to-talk (radio), GPS and modem services and equipment from Sprint Solutions Inc. (Nextel) for the entire Division. A total of $349,668 is needed for cellular phone service and police cruiser modem services. This legislation is a request to transfer $324,040 from the Department of Finance and Management's citywide account to the Division of Police and expend these funds together with $26,628 from Drug Seizure Funds for the purchase of wireless services from Sprint Solutions.
Bid Information: The Purchasing Office has set up a universal term contract with Sprint Solutions, Inc. to provide Nextel services under contract FL003029.
Contract Compliance No.: 470882463 Expires: 02/01/10
FISCAL IMPACT:
Current appropriation within the Division of Police will not sufficiently pay for all projected deficits in sworn overtime and other anticipated deficits. This legislation will allow for the transfer of funds from the citywide account and the total purchase of wireless services in the amount of $349,688. A total of $114,500.00 has already been encumbered this year. Approximately $415,000.00 was encumbered or spent for wireless services in 2006 and approximately $472,000.00 was encumbered or spent in 2007. Of the requested total, $26,628.00 will be obligated with Drug Seizure Funds.
Title
To authorize and direct the transfer of $324,040 within the General Fund, from the Department of Finance and Management's Citywide account to the Division of Police, and to direct the Director of Finance and Management to contract for Nextel services with Sprint Solutions, Inc. for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $349,668.00 from the General Fund and Law Enforcement Funds. ($349,668.00)
Body
WHEREAS, there is a need to transfer funds between Departments within the General Fund to continue Nextel services for the Division of Police; and
WHEREAS, the city has an universal term contract with Sprint Solutions, Inc. for Nextel services; and
WHEREAS, the division needs these wireless services for better communicatios, GPS and modem services; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is be and is hereby authrized and directed to transfer $324,040 within the General Fund, fund 010 as follows;
FROM
Department/Division 45-01|Department of Finance and Management|Object Level One 10|Object Level Three 5501|OCA Code 904508|Amount $324,040
TO
Department/Division 30-03|Division of Police|Object Level One 03|Object Level Three 3295|OCA Code 300301|Amount $324,040.
SECTION 2.That the Finance Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to contract with Sprint Solutions, Inc. for Nextel services for the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, on the basis of the City's universal term contract number FL003029.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $349,668.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DEPT FUND OBJ. LEVEL 1 OBJ. LEVEL 3 OCA SUB-FUND AMOUNT
|30-03| |010| |03| |3295| |300301| | --- | | 324,040.00|
|30-03| |219| |03| |3295| |301838| |002| | 18,020.00| |30-03| |219| |03| |3295| |300988| |016| | 6,888.00|
|30-03| |219| |03| |3295| |300459| |020| | 720.00|
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.