Explanation
Background: On September 8, 2025, Columbus City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2173-2025 which: authorized the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Division of Fire, to enter into a contract with Emergency Networking, Inc. for a customized Client Management System (CMS); authorized the contract as multi-year and renewable; waived the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; and, authorized the expenditure of $33,000.00 for Year 1 of the multi-year contract. Ordinance No. 2173-2023 was subsequently amended by Ordinance No. 0557-2026 that amended the vendor’s name to Tyler Technologies, Inc. dba Emergency Networking, LLC. The underlying grant disallows contracts to extend beyond the grant project period. Due to the multi-year contract provision that extends beyond the grant’s project period in Ordinance No. 2173-2025, the Ordinance in its entirety, needs to be repealed.
This legislation repeals Ordinance No. 2173-2025 in its entirety.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance will have no fiscal impact.
Emergency Designation: This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency request because the terms of the underlying grant does not permit any contract funded with grant funds to extend beyond the grant term.
Title
To repeal Ordinance No. 2173-2025 in its entirety due to an error in interpreting the terms of the underlying grant that funded the contract with Emergency Networking, Inc.; to authorize the City Auditor to cancel the Auditor’s Certificate associated with Ordinance No. 2173-2025; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2173-2025 was adopted by Columbus City Council on September 8, 2025, and authorized: the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Division of Fire, to enter into a contract with Emergency Networking, Inc. for a customized Client Management System (CMS); the contract as multi-year and renewable; waived the competitive bidding provisi...
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