City of Columbus - File #: 0905-2004

• File #: 0905-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/7/2004
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 6/21/2004
• Final action: 6/23/2004
• Title: To authorize and direct the Finance Director to enter into contract for the purchase of ADVANCED TASERS from Vance's Law Enforcement Sales for the Division of Police in accordance with the Sole Source procurement; to authorize the expenditure of $229,658.20 from the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Fund. ($229,658.20)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/22/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/21/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
6/21/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/21/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/14/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
6/7/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
5/18/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/18/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
5/17/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/17/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/17/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/14/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/13/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/13/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/13/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/13/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/11/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/10/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/7/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/7/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/7/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/7/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/7/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/7/2004	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

Need: The ADVANCED TASERS â X-26 will greatly reduce officer and suspect injury while enabling the Division of Police to maintain our mission to protect citizens and property by controlling aggressive/resistive subject with a lower level of control than what officers currently may need to deploy. Currently, the Division has five test and evaluation ADVANCED TASERS â M-26 units on Zone 3 and officers have been able to de-escalate eighteen violent incidents in the past six weeks. These incidents that were controlled by the use of the ADVANCED TASERS â M-26 units did not result in officer or suspect injury. Without the ADVANCED TASERS â M-26 units, the same incidents would have most likely resulted in officer or subject injury. The ADVANCED TASERS â X-26 purchase will greatly enhance the Division's mission in controlling violent encounters while minimizing injury to officers and suspects.

Bid Information: Since TASERS has one distributor per state that is limited to distribution in the state they have been assigned to this contract will be entered into in accordance with the sole source procurement provisions. The authorized sole distributor authorized for this territory is Vance's Law Enforcement Sales.

Contract Compliance No.: 31-0958599

FISCAL IMPACT:

Since this purchase will be made with funds from the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Fund there will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund budget.

Title

To authorize and direct the Finance Director to enter into contract for the purchase of ADVANCED TASERS from Vance's Law Enforcement Sales for the Division of Police in accordance with the Sole Source procurement; to authorize the expenditure of $229,658.20 from the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Fund. ($229,658.20)

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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police needs to purchase ADVANCED TASERS X-26 to control violent encounters while minimizing officer and suspect injury; a...