Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $35,000 within the Franklin County Municipal Court Home Incarceration Program fund and authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court Administrative and Presiding Judge to contract for $65,000 with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC. (STOP) for monitoring services associated with the use of their equipment. The STOP units are a non-invasive, tamper-resistant, global positioning device that tracks offender location, 24 hours a day. The STOP units offer the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges a viable alternative to incarceration consistent with public safety.
This year this service will be used for home incarcerated and work release individuals.
A bid was done on solicitation SA005738 which closed on February 23,2015, and Satellite Tracking of People, LLC was the lowest bidder of the eight bids received. This is a three year contract with an optional fourth year.
Satellite Tracking of People, LLC contract compliance is 050583654 and expires 1/23/17.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available within home incarceration program and probation user fund for this purpose.
Emergency legislation is requested to authorize the appropriation of funds, the contract and the expenditure to permit monitoring services to continue without interruption.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $35,000.00 within the Franklin County Municipal Court Home Incarceration Program fund and the expenditure of up to $65,000.00 from the home incarceration program fund and the probation user fees fund; to authorize the Administering and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to enter into contract with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC for the monitoring services of home incarcerated and work release offenders; and to declare an emergency. ($65,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Municipal Court is in need of monitoring services from Satellite Tracking of People, LLC.; and
WHEREAS, t...
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