Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Division of Support Services, to associate the General Budget Reservation resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for Motorola Radios with Motorola Inc., as required for approval by City Council for an expenditure of more than $100,000.00. The Division of Support Services needs to purchase replacement hand held radios for Police and Fire sworn personnel and for the various recruit classes for both groups. An existing Universal Term Contract was established by the Purchasing Office for such purpose with Motorola, Inc. This ordinance will fund the purchase of new radios and accessories with Motorola, Inc. via the terms and conditions of the Universal Term Contract established with Motorola.
Bid Information: A Universal Term Contract with Motorola Inc. exists for this expenditure. The contract compliance number for Motorola Inc. is 36-1115800: Expires 6/30/2023 and PA005455.
EMERGENCY: Emergency designation is requested in order to ensure regional radio interoperability with surrounding Public Safety Agencies as well as to provide safety to those first responders in the Divisions of Police and Fire.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this purchase are budgeted within Public Safety's 2022 Capital Improvement Budget. Funds from the Public Safety's 2022 Capital Improvement Budget will need to be certified against the SIT and reimbursed with future bond sale proceeds.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders from an existing Purchase Agreement with Motorola, Inc. for the purchase of portable radios for the Department of Public Safety; to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer funds from the Special Income Tax Fund to the Public Safety's Capital Improvement Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $2,000,000.00 from Public Safety's Capital I...
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