Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes a supplemental appropriation of $35,271.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk computer fund; authorizes Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk to establish a purchase order for the remaining hardware, software, installation, maintenance and support needed to deploy the Customer Interaction Call Center (CIC). The purchase order will be made from a pre-established universal term contract (UTC), FL003366 with PDT Communications LTD; expiration date December 31, 2009.
Fiscal Impact:
Ordinance 0937-2007 was approved on June 25, 2007 authorizing the purchase of the Customer Interaction Call Center (CIC) for $88,738.00 with PDT Communications LTD.
Funds for the supplemental appropriation totaling $35,271.00 are available within the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk computer fund.
Emergency: Emergency declaration is requested to deploy the Customer Interaction Center (CIC) that is needed to replace the obsolete call center that no longer meets the Clerk's operating needs and standards.
Contract Compliance: 32-0109794
Expiration Date: 11/08/2008
Title
To authorize a supplemental appropriation of $35,271.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk computer fund, to establish a purchase order for the Customer Interaction Center from a pre-established universal term contract with PDT Communications LTD; to authorize an expenditure of $35,271.00 from the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk computer fund and to declare an emergency. ($35,271.00)
Body
Whereas, this ordinance will allow the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk to appropriate said funds within the unappropriated balance of the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund; and
Whereas, that the funds are within the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund; and
Whereas, the current call equipment and software is obsolete and no longer meets the needs of the Clerk's office; and
Whereas, it is necessary to establish a purchase order to procure the remaining hardware, software, installation, maintenance and support needed to deploy the Customer Interaction Center (CIC).
Whereas, an emergency exists in the daily operations of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate said funds to purchase said procurement from the pre-established universal term contract (UTC) with PDT Communications LTD that interfaces with the Department of Technology call system for the preservation of the public health, peace, safety, and welfare, now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk be and is hereby authorized to establish a purchase order for the Customer Interaction Center (CIC) from a pre-established universal contract with PDT Communications LTD.
Sections 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk computer fund and from all monies estimated to be deposited into said fund, the sum of $35,271.00 be and is hereby appropriated within the Clerk's computer fund 227, subfund 02, organization 2601, oca code 260208, object level one- 03, object level three 3336 - $3,600.00; object level three 3369 - $4,832.00; object level one 06, object level three 6655 - $26,839.00.
Section 3. That the expenditure of $35,271.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from the Clerk's computer fund 227, subfund 02, organization 2601, oca code 260208, object level one- 03, object level three 3336 - $3,600.00; object level three 3369 - $4,832.00; object level one 06, object level three 6655 - $26,839.00.
Section 4. 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.