Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Division of Support Services, to expend monies in the amount of $30,000.00 for the purchase of new radios and accessories and replacement batteries for Public Safety personnel. The Division of Support Services needs to purchase radios and accessories and batteries as replacements for existing personnel and for recruits. However, the Purchasing Office is currently in the process of establishing a new UTC (SA005667) and (SA005619) for these items and the process will not be completed before the end of the year. This ordinance therefore requests City Council to authorize the Director of Public Safety to expend monies for the purchase of new radios and accessories and replacement batteries that will be available for use by Public Safety personnel until the 2015 budget is authorized by City Council next year. Any contracts or purchase orders established will follow the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes.
Emergency action is requested because of the need to meet the City's year end accounting deadlines and have these items in place and available as replacements for Public Safety sworn personnel.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes the purchase of Police and Fire radios and accessories for $10,000.00 and replacement batteries for $20,000.00. No vendors are identified for these purchases because the Purchasing Office has not completed the process of establishing Universal Term Contracts for these items. In 2013, approximately $95,000.00 was spent on batteries and $40,000.00 on radios and accessories and in 2014 approximately $100,000.00 to date on batteries and $25,000.00 on radios and accessories.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, to expend monies for the acquisition of new radios, accessories and replacement batteries for Public Safety personnel; to auth...
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