Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court Administrative and Presiding Judge to contract for $45,000 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 closes 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.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available within home incarceration program and probation user fund for this purpose.
Emergency legislation is requested to permit monitoring services to continue without interruption.
Title
To authorize the Franklin County Municipal Administrative and Presiding Judge to enter into contract with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC for monitoring services of home incarcerated and work release offenders; and to declare an emergency. ($45,000.00)
Body
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 the usual daily operation of the city, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the appropriation, contract and expenditure for monitoring services of home incarcerated offenders with Satellite Tracking of People, LLC. thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, through the Administrative and Presiding Judge, be and is hereby authorized to enter into the third year of a potential four-year contract between the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges and Satellite Tracking of People, LLC for the provision of monitoring services associated with the company’s monitoring equipment through the period ending March 31, 2018.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $45,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is authorized to be expended from the home incarceration and probation user fee funds, to pay the costs thereof.
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 declared to be 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.