Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders and associate a budget reservation for telephone services to AT&T for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Support Services. These phone services are used in Support Services and other Public Safety facilities for Centrex services and data lines.
This ordinance also authorizes the transfer of funds between object classes within the Department of Public Safety's 2024 General Fund Budget to align budget authority for this expenditure.
Bid Information: The Purchasing Office has set up a universal term contract with AT&T for telephone and data services.
AT&T 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.
Contract Compliance: Vendor #006413
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested as funds are needed immediately to ensure these services can continue without interruption and to pay an existing invoice.
FISCAL IMPACT: $400,000.00 is available within the Department of Public Safety's 2024 General Fund Budget for this purpose. Funds will be transferred between divisions and object classes within the General Fund. There is sufficient budget authority available in the Department of Public Safety's 2024 General Fund Budget to fund the transfer.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Support Services, for telephone services from an existing Universal Term Contract with AT&T; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $300,000.00 between divisions and object classes within the General Fund to align budget authority for this expenditure; to authorize the expenditure of $400,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($400,000.00)
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