Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: The ADVANCED TASERS â X-26 will greatly reduce officer and suspect injury while enabling the Division of Police to maintain our mission to protect citizens and property by controlling aggressive/resistive subject with a lower level of control than what officers currently may need to deploy. Currently, the Division has five test and evaluation ADVANCED TASERS â M-26 units on Zone 3 and officers have been able to de-escalate eighteen violent incidents in the past six weeks. These incidents that were controlled by the use of the ADVANCED TASERS â M-26 units did not result in officer or suspect injury. Without the ADVANCED TASERS â M-26 units, the same incidents would have most likely resulted in officer or subject injury. The ADVANCED TASERS â X-26 purchase will greatly enhance the Division's mission in controlling violent encounters while minimizing injury to officers and suspects.
Bid Information: Since TASERS has one distributor per state that is limited to distribution in the state they have been assigned to this contract will be entered into in accordance with the sole source procurement provisions. The authorized sole distributor authorized for this territory is Vance's Law Enforcement Sales.
Contract Compliance No.: 31-0958599
FISCAL IMPACT:
Since this purchase will be made with funds from the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Fund there will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund budget.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance Director to enter into contract for the purchase of ADVANCED TASERS from Vance's Law Enforcement Sales for the Division of Police in accordance with the Sole Source procurement; to authorize the expenditure of $229,658.20 from the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Fund. ($229,658.20)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police needs to purchase ADVANCED TASERS X-26 to control violent encounters while minimizing officer and suspect injury; and
WHEREAS, Vance's Law Enforcement Sales is the authorized sole distributor for TASERS that has been assigned to this territory; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to enter into this contract in accordance with provisions of Section 329.07(e) (Sole Source) of the Columbus City Codes, 1959; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That the Finance Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with Vance's Law Enforcement Sales for the purchase of ADVANCED TASERS X-26 for the Division of Police.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $229,658.20 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ LEV 1 OBJ LEV 3 OCA
30-03 219 02 2215 300988
Section 3. That said contract shall be awarded in accordance with provisions of Section 329.07(e) (Sole Source) of the Columbus City Code, 1959.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.