Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Public Safety Director to modify the existing contract with Leads Online, LLC. to add the following pricing for additional scope of services. The additional scope of services will provide access to the company's Automated Scrap Materials and Used Goods Transaction Information Management System to allow for online electronic reporting system for all pawnshop, secondhand and scrap metal dealers in Columbus, nationwide access to pawn/secondhand transaction information, reports and searches designed for criminal investigations, eBay first responder system-240 search units, NCIC hit alerts, images, prints, and pictures as provided by businesses, user accounts for all CPD investigators, and ongoing training and support for reporting businesses and investigators.
Ordinance 1723-2008, passed on November 17, 2008, authorized the Public Safety Director to establish a contract with Leads Online LLC, for access to the company's Automated Scrap Materials and Used Goods Transaction Information Management System. The ordinance established the funds necessary to apply the service to local scrap metal dealers. This new ordinance is to modify that contract to assist the Division of Police with "used goods" transaction information and allow secure access to facilitate criminal investigations.
The term of this modification shall be from September 1, 2009 to February 28, 2011 and shall not exceed a maximum of $48,991.00.
Bid Information: Modification of the current contract that is in place with Leads Online, LLC.
Contract Compliance - 421720332, expiration date May 22, 2011.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to allow the Division of Police continued access to the Automated Scrap Materials and Used Goods Transaction Management System for investigative purposes.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $48,991.00 from the Law Enforcement Drug Seizure Fund. Therefore, there will be no affect on the financial status of the General Fund.
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To authorize and direct the Public Safety Director to modify a contract with Leads Online, LLC, for access to the company's Automated Scrap Materials and Used Goods Transaction Information Management System; to authorize the expenditure of $48,991.00 from the Law Enforcement Drug Seizure Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($48,991.00)
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WHEREAS, residential and commercial burglaries, the theft of motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, various types of metal materials and general merchandise present a significant and growing problem for law enforcement agencies, contractors and builders, utility providers , business owners, home owners and the citizens of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 0441-2007 passed in July 2007 provides for licensing and regulation of scrap metal dealers to help ensure that motor vehicles and metals sold as scrap metal are legitimately owned by the seller and not stolen property; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance seeks to assist in the recovery of stolen property by contracting with Leads Online, LLC. for access to their online database to help the Division of Police in their investigations; and
WHEREAS, this modification will allow the Division of Police access to pond shop and other second hand goods information from various vendors, and
WHEREAS, funds of $48,991.00 are available in the Law Enforcement Seizure Fund to be used for this contract; 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 modify the existing contract for immediate law enforcement access to a database that will accelerate the apprehension of criminals for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Public Safety Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to modify a contract with Leads Online, LLC. for access to their Automated Scrap Materials and Used Goods Information Management System.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $48,991.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
|DIV 30-03 | FUND 219 | OBJ LEVEL ONE 03 | OBJ LEVEL THREE 3367 | OCA 300988| S-FUND 016|
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby 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