Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into year three of a three year contract with LifeSafer Interlock, Inc. (pursuant to bid proposal number SA004043) for monitoring services associated with the use of ignition interlock devices and authorizes the expenditure of $45,000. The ignition interlock devices are equipped with cameras to verify who 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 2013 indigent driver interlock fund.
Emergency legislation is requested to authorize the appropriation of funds, the contract and the expenditure to permit monitoring services to begin immediately.
Title
To authorize 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 $45,000.00 for monitoring services; and to declare an emergency. ($45,000.00)
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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 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, 2014
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $45,000 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: $45,000 from oca 252714, object level 1 - 03, object level 3 - 3336.
SECTION 3. 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.