Explanation
Need: The Department of Public Safety, Division of Police needs to transfer funds within the General Fund to purchase wireless voice, data, push-to-talk (radio), GPS and modem services and equipment from Sprint Solutions Inc. (Nextel) for the entire Division. A total of $349,668 is needed for cellular phone service and police cruiser modem services. This legislation is a request to transfer $324,040 from the Department of Finance and Management's citywide account to the Division of Police and expend these funds together with $26,628 from Drug Seizure Funds for the purchase of wireless services from Sprint Solutions.
Bid Information: The Purchasing Office has set up a universal term contract with Sprint Solutions, Inc. to provide Nextel services under contract FL003029.
Contract Compliance No.: 470882463 Expires: 02/01/10
FISCAL IMPACT:
Current appropriation within the Division of Police will not sufficiently pay for all projected deficits in sworn overtime and other anticipated deficits. This legislation will allow for the transfer of funds from the citywide account and the total purchase of wireless services in the amount of $349,688. A total of $114,500.00 has already been encumbered this year. Approximately $415,000.00 was encumbered or spent for wireless services in 2006 and approximately $472,000.00 was encumbered or spent in 2007. Of the requested total, $26,628.00 will be obligated with Drug Seizure Funds.
Title
To authorize and direct the transfer of $324,040 within the General Fund, from the Department of Finance and Management's Citywide account to the Division of Police, and to direct the Director of Finance and Management to contract for Nextel services with Sprint Solutions, Inc. for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $349,668.00 from the General Fund and Law Enforcement Funds. ($349,668.00)
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WHEREAS, there is a need to transfer funds between Departments within the Gene...
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