Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk to modify and enter into the fourth year of a four year contract with Time Warner Cable for the provision of internet services and upgrade for the Municipal Court Clerk's office.
Contract Modification:
1. The amount of additional funds to be expended under this modification is $20,890.00.
2. It is necessary to upgrade the internet service bandwidth from 10 mega bytes per second (MBPS) to 20 (MBPS) due to the increased size of the data being backed-up for the Municipal Court Clerk's office.
3. The quote for the upgrade was less than the price offered under the city's current Time Warner Cable Universal Term Contract (FL003448); expiration date: 12/31/2009).
4. It is in the city's best interest to modify and enter into the fourth year of a four year contract for provision of more efficient uninterrupted internet service.
Contracts:
2006 - Original Contract # ED025884 - $14,400.00
2007 - First Contract Modification # ED031499 - $14,400.00
2008 - Second Contract Modification # ED035005 - $14,400.00
2009 - Third Modification - $20,890.00
Contract Compliance Number: 13-3666692
Expiration Date: 10/14/2010
Fiscal Impact: Sufficient funds are available within the Clerk's 2009 computer fund budget.
Emergency: To maintain uninterrupted internet services for the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk's office.
Title
To authorize and direct the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk to modify and enter into the fourth year of a four year contract with Time Warner Cable for the provision of internet services and upgrade; to authorize an expenditure of $20,890.00 from the Clerk's computer fund; and to declare an emergency. ($20,890.00)
Body
Whereas, the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk wishes to modify and enter into the fourth year of a four year contract with Time Warner Cable for the provision of internet services and upgrade for the Municipal Court Clerk's office; and
Whereas, that it is necessary to increase the internet service bandwidth to increase the efficiency of the Municipal Court Clerk's data back-up; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the daily operations of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk's office in that it is necessary to authorize such contract modification for the provision of uninterrupted internet services, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBES:
Section 1. That the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk is authorized and directed to modify and enter into the fourth year of a four year contract with Time Warner Cable in the amount of $20,890.00, for the provision of internet services and upgrade.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $20,890.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from the Clerk's computer fund, fund 227, subfund 02, department 2601, oca 260208, object level one 03, object level three 3321 to contract with the Time Warner Cable.
Section 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, where is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure, which shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approved by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.