Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC. (STOP) for monitoring services associated with the use of their equipment. The STOP units are a non-invasive, tamper-resistant, global positioning device that tracks offender location, 24 hours a day. The STOP units offer the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges a viable alternative to incarceration consistent with public safety.
A bid was done on solicitation SO036395 and the court contacted all the bidding vendors and tested their equipment. The lowest bidder SOS International requires us to pay daily for the entire inventory not just what is in use. The next vendor was Elmo Tech and we can only charge one device at a time. This does not allow us to have multiply units ready for use. G4S Justice Service has a consumable strap, meaning which each new user there is a charge for a new strap and their units have no low battery notification.
Satellite Tracking of People, LLC contract compliance is 050583654.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available within the general fund (indigent offenders) and home incarceration program fund (self-pay offenders) for this purpose.
Emergency legislation is requested to authorize the appropriation of funds, the contract and the expenditure to permit monitoring services to continue without interruption.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to contract with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC for the monitoring services of home incarcerated offenders; $24,000 within the general fund; to authorize the appropriation of $35,000 within the home incarceration program fund; and to declare an emergency. ($59,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Municipal Court is in need of monitoring services from Satellite Tracking of People, LLC.; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is requested as an emergency to permit the uninterrupted procurement of needed services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the appropriation, contract and expenditure for monitoring services of home incarcerated offenders with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC. 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 appropriated monies in the general fund, fund number 010, the sum of $24,000.00 is appropriated to the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, department 25 as follows: oca 250177 (home incarceration/work release), object level 1 - 03, object level 3 - 3431, $24,000.00.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the special revenue fund known as the home incarceration program fund of the municipal court special projects, fund number 226, subfund 003, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and appropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 the sum of $35,000.00 is appropriated to the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, department 25 as follows: oca 250179 (home incarceration self-pay), object level 1 - 03, object level 3 - 3431, $35,000.00.
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Sections 1 and 2 shall be paid upon order of the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges; and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. That the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court be and is hereby authorized to extend the contract with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC. for monitoring services associated with the company's equipment through the period ending March 31, 2011.
SECTION 5. That the expenditure of $24,000 or as much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized from the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, department number 2501, general fund, fund number 010, as follows: $24,000 from oca 250177, object level 1 - 03, object level 3 - 3431.
SECTION 6. That the expenditure of $35,000 or as much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized from the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, department number 2501, home incarceration program fund of the municipal court computer fund, fund number 226, subfund 003, as follows: $35,000 from oca 250179, object level 1 - 03, object level 3 - 3431.
SECTION 7. 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.