Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service is responsible for routine and emergency maintenance and rehabilitation of the roadway system, snow and ice removal and control operations, the installation and maintenance of roadway signage and lighting, and refuse collection.
To meet these responsibilities, the Department of Public Service employs an extensive and varied fleet of vehicles. In order to maximize utility of the fleet, it is necessary that a portion of these vehicles be equipped with voice radios and Global Positioning System/Automatic Vehicle Location (GPS/AVL) equipment. This enables greater coordination of fleet units by enhancing the ability of supervisors to dispatch vehicles to needed locations at a moment's notice
The Department utilizes an 800 MHz radio system owned and operated by Franklin County and coordinated by the Central Ohio Communication Advisory Committee for voice transmissions. The 450 MHz radio system, also owned and operated by the Franklin County, is the communications system used for the GPS/AVL system.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify an agreement with Franklin County to extend the contract through and including February 28, 2013; and increase the contract total amount not to exceed $293,417.60. This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $37,000.00 from the General Fund and $113,297.20 from the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund to pay for the use of this system.
The original contract was authorized under Ordinance number 0337-2011 in the amount of $143,120.40; Contract Modification #1 will be in the amount of $150,297.20.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This contract is contingent upon the passage of Ordinances 2001-2011 and 1996-2011. Funds for this expenditure are budgeted in the amount of $37,000.00 within the General Fund's 2012 appropriation and $113,297.20 within the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund's 2012 appropriation.
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