Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into contracts with Gail Patrick and Marcus Ross to serve as hearing officers to conduct and preside over the administrative hearings for appeals of the automated photo traffic enforcement system violations. Pursuant to Columbus City Code Chapter 2115, the city has implemented a Photo Traffic Enforcement System and persons served with a "notice of liability" under chapter 2115 may request an administrative hearing to contest the notice of liability. The city seeks to waive Chapter 329 of the Columbus City code as it related to the procurement of professional services and retain the services of qualified and licensed attorneys to serve as Hearing Officers for such administrative hearings. Gail Patrick and Marcus Ross have undergone training and have years of experience administering these specific photo red light hearings. These contracts will have a start date of October 1, 2012 and ending date of March 31, 2013.
There is also an additional need to appropriate $30,024.75 in the Photo Red Light Fund (fund 293).
Contract Compliance number is 208855517 and expires on 01/31/2014.
Emergency Designation: This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure in order to continue the administrative hearings without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for these contracts will come from the Photo Red Light Fund. There is no impact on the General Fund expenditures due to this ordinance.
Title
To authorize and direct the Public Safety Director to enter into contracts with Gail Patrick and Marcus Ross to serve as hearing officers to conduct and preside over administrative hearings for appeals of the automated photo traffic enforcement system violations for the Division Police, to authorize an appropriation in the Photo Red Light Fund, to authorize the expenditure of $40,000.00 for these contracts; to waive Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code as it relates to...
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