Explanation
Need: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety, Division of Police, to enter into contract with LexisNexis Risk & Information Analysis to allow instant computer access to their database (Accurint) for investigative purposes enabling better, more efficient searches for police personnel. In addition, these database functions are within the constraints of police technical services' requirements. $11,360.00 has been encumbered on ED029756 until July 2007 and the total amount budgeted is $34,020.00 for 2007.
Bid Information: This service is currently in use and the Division of Police is developing a Request for Proposal for this type of database search but while the bid specification is in process, the Division of Police wishes to continue this vital and important investigative tool without interruption.
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Contract Compliance No: 41-1815880, LexisNexis Risk & Information Analysis, expires 11/20/2008
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to have a contract in place in July 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT
$34,020.00 was budgeted in Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Funds. This contract is for the remaining $22,660.00.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract for computer access for investigative record searches with LexisNexis Risk & Information Analysis for the Division of Police; to authorize the expenditure of $22,660.00 from the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Funds; and to declare an emergency. ($22,660.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of Public Safety, Division of Police, wishes to enter into a contract for investigative record searches with LexisNexis Risk & Information Analysis; and
WHEREAS, this database search availability is crucial to the investigative police personnel; and
WHEREAS, this current database functions within the constraints of police technical services' requirement; and
WHEREAS, emergency legislation is requested to establish a contract beginning in July 2007; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract for computer access for investigative record searches thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Safety, be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with LexisNexis Risk & Information Analysis, for computer access for investigative record searches for the Division of Police.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $22,660.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
| DIV 30-03 | FUND 219 | OBJ LEVEL (1) 03 | OBJ LEVEL (3) 3367 | OCA 301838|
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.