Explanation
Need: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with the Director of Highway Safety, State of Ohio, for the Division of Police, for the leasing of LEADS interface. The leasing of the terminals will enable the Division of Police to participate in the Law Enforcement Automated Data System (LEADS). This expenditure is included in the Police budget as an operating expense.
Bid Information: This was not competitively bid because the State of Ohio owns the system.
Contract Compliance No.: N/A - Treasurer, State of Ohio
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to pay the March 1st, 2008 lease payment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$62,000.00 is budgeted for this expenditure in the General Fund. In addition the cost of LEADS has increased to $5,163.00 per month; the old lease rate was $3,932.38. The Division encumbered ED034078 in the amount of $12,000.00 in 2007 and had $35,209.42 in 2006 which carried over for payments in 2007.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with the Director of Highway Safety, State of Ohio, for the leasing of the LEADS terminals and LEADS interface for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $61,956.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($61,956.00)
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance #414-74, passed by City Council on March 18, 1974, as amended, the City of Columbus entered into contract with the Director of Highway Safety, to participate in the Law Enforcement Automated Data System; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus, Division of Police, to continue participation in this Law Enforcement Automated Data System; and
WHEREAS, the monies presently remaining on the contract will become exhausted with the February 1, 2008 payment; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that an agreement with Director of Highway Safety, State of Ohio for leasing of LEADS terminals and interface is immediately needed for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into an agreement with the Director of Highway Safety, State of Ohio, for the leasing of the LEADS terminals and LEADS interface for the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $$61,956.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
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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.