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File #: 0191-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/16/2025 In control: Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee
On agenda: 2/10/2025 Final action: 2/13/2025
Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into contract with UKG Kronos Systems LLC, for the Division of Fire, for subscription software maintenance support for TeleStaff automated staffing software and webstaff subscription services; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $159,974.50 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($159,974.50)
Attachments: 1. 0191-2025 Bid Waiver, 2. 0191-2025 Financial Coding
Explanation

BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Division of Fire, to enter into a contract with UKG Kronos Systems LLC to continue TeleStaff automated staffing software and webstaff subscription services. This service and support covers software from UKG Kronos Systems LLC, a web based software solution designed specifically to help the Division of Fire manage its complex staffing assignments. This indispensable staffing solution has been utilized by the Division of Fire since 2006. A bid waiver is necessary as UKG Kronos Systems LLC is the proprietary owner of its contents, and thus no other vendor can offer these services; the Division of Fire is not currently seeking a replacement to this highly customized software.

Vendor Data: UKG Kronos Systems LLC (# 04-2640942) - Vendor # 000190

Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to guarantee uninterrupted subscription software and website support services.

Bid Waiver Justification: The Division of Fire has successfully implemented this specialized fire staffing software with UKG Kronos Systems LLC, the proprietary owner of its contents, and is not seeking replacement to this highly customized software.

Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $159,974.50 from the 2025 General Fund Operating Budget for TeleStaff subscription software service and support with UKG Kronos Systems LLC. For these services, the Division of Fire spent $153,840.00 in 2024, $136,638.74 in 2023, $132,010.62 in 2022, and $126,168.84 in years 2021, 2020 and 2019. This ordinance is contingent upon passage of the 2025 General Fund Budget via Ordinance 3035-2024.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into contract with UKG Kronos Systems LLC, for the Division of Fire, for subscription software maintenance support for TeleStaff automated staffing software and webstaff subscription services; to waive the comp...

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