Explanation
Background: To authorize and direct the Director of Finance to establish a purchase order with Holzberg Communications, IC., to purchase a 3201 (PROTEK) Field Strength Meter to read radio frequencies, for calibrating and preventative maintenance for the continued reliability of the 800 MHz Communication System which provides communications throughout all of Franklin County's 114 Safety Agencies.
Bid Information: The Purchasing Section of the Department of Finance advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the Columbus City Code, Section 329.06(a).
Contract Compliance: Contract Compliance #222864676.
Emergency Designation: Emergency designation is requested to ensure continued reliability of the Police and Fire 800 MHz Communication System, which provides communications throughout all of Franklin County's 114 Safety Agencies.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this expenditure is available in the Public Safety's Capital Improvement Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Finance to establish a purchase order with Holzberg Communications, Inc for the purchase of a Field Strength Meter, to authorize the expenditure of $1,550.00 from the Public Safety's Capital Improvement Fund and to declare an emergency. ($1,550.00)
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WHEREAS, the responsibility of the 800 MHz Communications will be that of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Communications: and,
WHEREAS, The Division of Communications has a need to establish a purchase order with Holzberg Communications, IC., to purchase a 3201 (PROTEK) Field Strength Meter to read radio frequencies for calibrating and preventative maintenance for continued reliability of the 800MHz Communication System which provides communications throughout all of Franklin County's 114 Safety Agencies; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Section of the Department of Finance advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the Columbus City Code, Section 329.06(a); and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Communications, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase a 3201 (PROTEK) Field Strength Meter to read radio frequencies, for calibrating and preventative maintenance to ensure continued reliability of the 800 MHz System which provides communications throughout all of Franklin County's 114 Safety Agencies, in order to preserve the public peace, health, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. To authorize and direct the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Division of Communications to establish a purchase order with Holzberg Communications, Inc., to purchase a 3201 (PROTEK) Field Strength Meter to read radio frequencies, for calibrating and preventative maintenance for continued reliability of the 800 MHz Communication System which provides communications throughout all of Franklin County's 115 Safety Agencies.
Section 2. That this agreement is made in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.06(a) of the Columbus City Code.
Section 3 That for the purpose stated in Section 1 hereof, the expenditure of $1,550.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from:
DIVISION 30-02
FUND 701
PROJECT NUMBER 320001
OCA CODE 642629
AMOUNT $1,550.00
Section 4. 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.