Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for consulting services for the Division of Police’s Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) as a result of a Request for Proposal process. The purpose of the consulting services are to review and evaluate IAB’s citizen complaint and investigative processes along with any other processes requested by IAB. These services will render valuable and objective feedback that will allow key policy and decision makers to see the strength and weakness of the current processes. These services will not only allow for recommendations to change and improve the current processes they will also bring IAB into alignment with the nationally recognized best practices.
Bid Information: RFP # SA005978 was opened on September 10, 2015. Five responses were received as follows:
Public Safety Strategies Group
Matrix Consulting Group
Hilliard Heintze
Police Foundation
Police Executive Research Forum
The RFP evaluation committee, which was comprised of Division of Police, Public Safety, and Civil Service personnel, scored all of the proposals and recommended that a contract be awarded to the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Contract Compliance Number: 521101422, expires September 03, 2017.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested to meet the time tables established within the RFP.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for consulting services to review and evaluate the Division of Police’s IAB processes in the amount of $138,549.00 from the General Fund. There are funds available in the Division of Police budget for this expenditure.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for consulting services to review and evaluate the Division of Police’s Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) processes; to authorize an expenditure of $138,549.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($138,549.00)
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WHEREAS, is it necessary for the Division of Police needs to enter into a contract for consulting services for the purpose of a thorough review and evaluation of the processes completed by the Division of Police’s Internal Affairs Bureau; and
WHEREAS, a Request for Proposals was issued; and
WHEREAS, the RFP evaluation committee determined that Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) was the best proposal received; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual and daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into this contract with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for the evaluation of IAB processes for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) for the evaluation of Internal Affairs Bureau processes.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $138,549.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV 30-03 | FUND 010 | OBJ LEVEL (1) 03 | OBJ LEVEL (3) 3336 | OCA 301374 | AMOUNT $138,549.00
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.