Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk (hereinafter "Municipal Court Clerk") to modify the first year of a three year contract with Time Warner Cable for the provision of internet services for the Municipal Court Clerk's Office.
Contract Modification:
1. The amount of additional funds to be expended under this modification is $8,445.00.
2. The current contract includes an option to revise the internet service bandwidth.
3. It is necessary to revise the internet service bandwidth from 20 mega bytes per second (MBPS) to 50 (MBPS) to increase the rate of data transfer for the internet services for the Municipal Court Clerk's Office.
4. It is in the city's best interest to modify the first year of a three year contract for a more efficient internet service.
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.
Contracts:
Original Contract Number: EE008172; $10,140.00
Modification: $8,445.00
Total Modification: $18,585.00
Contract Compliance Number: 13-3666692
Expiration Date: 10/14/2010
Fiscal Impact: Sufficient funds are available within the Clerk's 2010 computer fund budget.
Emergency: There is an immediate need to modify the contract with Time Warner for a more efficient internet service for the Municipal Court Clerk's Office.
Title
To authorize and direct the Municipal Court Clerk to modify the first year of a three year contract with Time Warner Cable for the provision of internet services for the Clerk's Office; to authorize an expenditure of $8,445.00 from the computer fund; and to declare an emergency. ($8,445.00)
Body
Whereas, it is necessary to modify the first year of a three year contract with Time Warner Cable to revise the bandwidth for a more efficient internet service for the Municipal Court Clerk's Office; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the daily operations of the Municipal Court Clerk's Office in that it is necessary to authorize such contract modification for the provision of internet services, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBES:
Section 1. That the Municipal Court Clerk is authorized and directed to modify the first year of a three year contract with Time Warner Cable in the amount of $8,445.00, for the provision of internet services.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $8,445.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from the Clerk's computer fund, fund 227, subfund 02, department 2601, oca 260208, object level one 03, object level three 3321 to contract with the Time Warner Cable.
Section 3. 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.