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 expend $50,000 under a contract with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC. (STOP) for monitoring services associated with the use of their equipment. The STOP devices are non-invasive, tamper-resistant, global positioning devices that track offender location, 24 hours a day. The STOP units offer the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges a viable alternative to incarceration consistent with the defendant's risk to public safety.
This year the service will be used for individuals on home incarceration and work release.
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 federal tax id is 050583654 and expires 1/23/17.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available within the home incarceration program and probation user fee fund for this purpose.
Emergency legislation is requested to authorize the appropriation of funds, the contract, and the expenditure so monitoring services may continue without interruption.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $35,000.00 within the Franklin County Municipal Court Home Incarceration Program fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $50,000.00 with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC for the monitoring services of home incarcerated and work release offenders; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Municipal Court is in need of monitoring services from Satellite Tracking of People, LLC.; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is requested as an emergency to permit the uninterrupted procurement of needed services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in t...
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