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BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to modify past, present and future contracts and purchase orders with Fairfield Information Services Assoc. LLC DBA American Court Services (ACS). ACS has undergone a buyout. This ordinance authorizes the assignment of all past, present and future business done by the City of Columbus from Fairfield Information Services Assoc. LLC DBA American Court Services 31-1751856 to Avertest LLC DBA Averhealth 27-3929226.
No additional funds are necessary to modify the option contract(s) as requested. There is no change in the type of products being procured and the original contract was formally bid. The original terms and conditions remain in effect.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: The Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court respectfully requests this legislation be considered an emergency in order to maintain an uninterrupted drug testing and alcohol monitoring services.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional funding is required to modify the option contract. The Department of Municipal Court Judges must set aside their own funding for their estimated expenditures.
Title
To authorize the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to modify past, present and future contract(s) and purchase orders from ACS to Averhealth; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court has an open purchase orders for drug testing and alcohol monitoring services for use by Municipal Court Judges; and,
WHEREAS, ACS has been bought out and in addition to notifying the City, Averhealth has agreed to honor the past, present and future contracts and agreements; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation in that it is immediately necessary to modify all contracts and purchase orders established and in process with ACS in order to maintain an uninterrupted drug testing and alcohol monitoring services, 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 Administrative and Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court is hereby authorized to modify all past, present and future contracts and purchase orders pursuant to those contracts to reflect the change from Fairfield Information Services Assoc. LLC, DBA American Court Services 31-1751856, to Avertest LLC, DBA Averhealth 27-3929226.
SECTION 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby 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.