Explanation
Need: The Department of Public Safety, Division of Police needs to purchase additional mobile computers and accessories in order to continue the mobile computing phase of the SMART Project. The mobile computers, to be installed in police cruisers, will allow street officers to input data directly into the police network, and provide for immediate access to Division computerized information (i.e., mug shots, reports, etc.). The computers are a necessary component of the wireless computing environment utilizing the existing 800 MHz radio system. FY 2003 Federal Local Block Grant funds will be utilized as the funding source for this portion of the project.
Bid Information: These mobile computers will be purchased from the State of Ohio State Term Schedule number 533149-0.
Contract Compliance No.: 94-3413053
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested for this ordinance so as to allow for the purchase and continuation of the mobile computing project for the operation of the Division of Police. Also, the Block Grant Funds must be spent by October 2005.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this purchase will come from the FY 2003 Federal Local Block Grant; therefore there will be no fiscal impact on the financial status of the General Funds.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Data911 Systems for the Division of Police for the purchase of mobile computing devices and to authorize the expenditure of $194,064.00 from the FY 2003 Local Block Grant Funds, and to declare an emergency. ($194,064.00)
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WHEREAS, an additional 60 mobile computing devices are needed to allow wireless mobile computing from police vehicles to improve the overall networking efficiency and information availability within Department of Public Safety, Division of Police; and
WHEREAS, the State of Ohio has a State Term Schedule #533149-0 to purchase mobile data computers; and
WHEREAS, funds from the Division of Police FY 2003 Local Block Grant Funds have been budgeted and appropriated; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual operation Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to order and purchase the mobile computing devices so installation and utilization may be achieved as soon as possible for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Finance Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order to Data911 Systems in the amount of $194,064.00 for the purchase of mobile computing devices, for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $194,064.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ. LEV#1 OBJ. LEV#3 OCA GRANT# AMOUNT
30-03 222 06 6649 338008 338008 194,064.00
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.