City of Columbus - File #: 1215-2010

• File #: 1215-2010
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/23/2010
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/20/2010
• Final action: 9/23/2010
• Title: To appropriate and transfer funds within the General Permanent Improvement Fund, to appropriate funds in the Law Enforcement Seizure fund, to authorize the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order from an existing Universal Term Contract with Ricart Properties, Inc. for the purchase of covert vehicles for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $231,482.80 from the General Permanent Improvement Fund and the Law Enforcement Seizure Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($231,482.80)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/23/2010	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/21/2010	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/20/2010	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/20/2010	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/10/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/10/2010	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/10/2010	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/9/2010	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/9/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/9/2010	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/9/2010	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/9/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/9/2010	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/9/2010	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/9/2010	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2010	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
9/7/2010	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/7/2010	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/1/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/1/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/31/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/31/2010	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/23/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/23/2010	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Safety, Division of Police needs to purchase covert vehicles to replace high mileage and high maintenance vehicles. This purchase will be funded with Law Enforcement Drug Seizure and General Permanent Improvement funds, and will be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of contract number FL004444 with Ricart Properties, Inc.

There is also a need to appropriate funds in the General Permanent Improvement and the Law Enforcement Seizure funds for this purchase.

This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.

Contract Compliance: Ricart Properties Inc., 311282546 expires 10/23/2010.

Emergency Designation: Emergency action is necessary so that the purchase order for these vehicles can be issued as soon as possible in order to place the covert vehicles on the street as soon as possible.

FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation and expenditure of $231,482.80 in General Permanent Improvement and Law Enforcement Seizure funds for the purchase of covert vehicles for the Division of Police. A purchase order in the amount of $42,818.36 was approved on August 2, 2010 for the purchase of covert vehicles. In 2009, $200,000.00 in Drug Seizure funds were spent on covert vehicles.



Title
To appropriate and transfer funds within the General Permanent Improvement Fund, to appropriate funds in the Law Enforcement Seizure fund, to authorize the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order from an existing Universal Term Contract with Ricart Properties, Inc. for the purchase of covert vehicles for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $231,482.80 from the General Permanent Improvement Fund and the Law Enforcement Seizure Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($231,482.80)

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