Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance appropriates $160,000 and authorizes the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with LifeSafer Interlock, Inc. (pursuant to bid proposal number SA004043) for monitoring services associated with the use of ignition interlock devices. The ignition interlock devices are equipped with cameras to verify who is using the equipment. The vendor will install, monitor, report and remove the equipment.
LifeSafer Interlock, Inc. contract compliance is 311334685 and expires 7/27/13.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are sufficient funds available within the indigent driver interlock fund to support the requested appropriation level for 2011. This contract term is from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012.
Emergency legislation is requested to authorize the appropriation of funds, the contract and the expenditure to permit monitoring services to begin immediately.
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To authorize the appropriation and direct the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with LifeSafer Interlock, Inc. for the monitoring services associated with the camera ignition interlock devices; to authorize the expenditure of up to $160,000 for monitoring services; and to declare an emergency. ($160,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Municipal Court is in need of monitoring services from LifeSafer Interlock, Inc; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is requested as an emergency to permit the immediate procurement of needed services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate, contract and expenditure for continuous interlock monitoring services with LifeSafer Interlock, Inc thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies in special revenue fund known as the Electronic Alcohol Monitoring fund, fund number 227, subfund number 004, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011the sum of $160,000.00 is appropriated to the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, department 25 as follows: oca 252714 (indigent drivers interlock), object level 1 - 03, object level 3 - 3336, $160,000
SECTION 2. That the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court be and is hereby authorized to enter into contract with LifeSafer Interlock, Inc. for monitoring services associated with the Court's ignition interlock equipment through the period ending September 30, 2012
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $160,000 or as much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized from the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, department number 2501, electronic alcohol monitoring fund, fund number 227, subfund 004 as follows: $160,000 from oca 252714, object level 1 - 03, object level 3 - 3336.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be 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.