City of Columbus - File #: 0823-2011

• File #: 0823-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/20/2011
• In control: Public Safety & Judiciary Committee
• On agenda: 6/6/2011
• Final action: 6/8/2011
• Title: To authorize and direct the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to contract with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC for the monitoring services of home incarcerated offenders; $24,000 within the general fund; to authorize the appropriation of $35,000 within the home incarceration program fund; and to declare an emergency. ($59,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/8/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/7/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/6/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/6/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/27/2011	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/27/2011	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
5/27/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/26/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/26/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/25/2011	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/25/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/25/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/25/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/24/2011	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/24/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/23/2011	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/20/2011	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/20/2011	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/20/2011	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/20/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC. (STOP) for monitoring services associated with the use of their equipment. The STOP units are a non-invasive, tamper-resistant, global positioning device that tracks offender location, 24 hours a day. The STOP units offer the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges a viable alternative to incarceration consistent with public safety.

A bid was done on solicitation SO036395 and the court contacted all the bidding vendors and tested their equipment. The lowest bidder SOS International requires us to pay daily for the entire inventory not just what is in use. The next vendor was Elmo Tech and we can only charge one device at a time. This does not allow us to have multiply units ready for use. G4S Justice Service has a consumable strap, meaning which each new user there is a charge for a new strap and their units have no low battery notification.

Satellite Tracking of People, LLC contract compliance is 050583654.

FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available within the general fund (indigent offenders) and home incarceration program fund (self-pay offenders) for this purpose.

Emergency legislation is requested to authorize the appropriation of funds, the contract and the expenditure to permit monitoring services to continue without interruption.



Title

To authorize and direct the Administrating and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to contract with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC for the monitoring services of home incarcerated offenders; $24,000 within the general fund; to authorize the appropriation of $35,000 within the home incarceration program fund; and to declare an emergency. ($59,000.00)



Body

WHEREAS, the Franklin County Municipal Court is in need of monitoring services from Satellite Tracking of People, LLC.; a...