Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of an additional $70,000 for fiscal year 2014 within the Franklin County Municipal Court Probation User Fees fund and authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court Administrative and Presiding Judge to contract with DIDS and authorizes the expenditure of up to $50,000.00 from the Municipal Court Probation User Fee Fund for a PASSPOINT.NET system also called a pupillometer. A pupillometer is a machine that scans the eyes to determine if a person is using drugs or alcohol. Once scanned the machine will instantly send an email to the probation officer of the results. Currently DIDS is the only vendor to offer a pupillometer to to scan for drugs and alcohol.
In 2013 the court spent over $100,000 on urinalysis testing for drugs and alcohol. The cost of the pupillometer is $50,000 which covers the first two years then it is $15,000 annually thereafter. This is a fixed cost regardless of the number of times used. There will still be a small need for urinalysis testing but the costs will be significantly reduced.
DIDS LLC (Drug Impairment Detection Services LLC) dba StreeTime Technologies contract compliance number is 061629690 and expires on 4/24/15
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds are available in the 2014 Probation User Fees Fund.
Emergency legislation is requested to authorize the contract and the expenditure to permit immediate installation.
Title
To appropriate an additional $70,000.00 for fiscal year 2014 within the Franklin County Municipal Court Probation User Fees fund and authorize and direct the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with DIDS LLC; to authorize the expenditure of up to $50,000 with DIDS LLC for the purchase of pupillometer pursuant to the sole source provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code; and to declare an emergency. ($70,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Court has determined that it is in its bes...
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