Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to modify the contract with Franklin County Sheriff’s Office to add additional funds in the amount of $100,000.00 for the collection of DNA and Fingerprints as required under section 109.60 of the Ohio Revised Code as needed for the City of Columbus and the Division of Police.
1) The amount of $100,000.00 to be added is to extend funding for services
2) The contract was awarded for three (3) years as approved in Ordinance 1255-2026, but is only funded on a yearly basis
3) The pricing for the service is maintained in the contract without modification
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: CC006180
This company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so that the Division of Police may continue obtaining services for the collection of DNA and Fingerprints as required under section 109.60 of the Ohio Revised Code
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $100,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, from the 2026 Police General Fund Budget for the continuation of the collection of DNA and Fingerprints as required under section 109.60 of the Ohio Revised Code. Funds were budgeted in the 2026 General Fund Budget for this purpose. In 2025, the Division spent $30,000.00.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Division of Police, to modify the contract with Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for the collection of DNA and Fingerprints; to authorize an expenditure of $100,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, needs to add additional funds to the contract with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Offi...
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