File #: O-581-23    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 10/9/2023 In control: Police Operations Department
On agenda: 10/24/2023 Final action: 10/24/2023
Title: Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Northern Ohio Violent Crimes Consortium and to accept and deposit a Ohio Violent Crime Reduction grant 2022-VCR-A02-371 in the amount of $17,500 for the Toledo Police Department; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure from the Operation Grants fund for the purchase of gang intelligence software; authorizing the expenditure in an amount not to exceed $87,500 from the General Fund; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for the purchase of gang intelligence software; and declaring an emergency.
Attachments: 1. Agenda Review, October 17, 2. Video: City Council 10/24/2023

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Gang Intelligence Software - $105,000

Toledo Police Department

Lt. James Brown (x3203)

Revised

 

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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Northern Ohio Violent Crimes Consortium and to accept and deposit a Ohio Violent Crime Reduction grant 2022-VCR-A02-371 in the amount of $17,500 for the Toledo Police Department; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure from the Operation Grants fund for the purchase of gang intelligence software; authorizing the expenditure in an amount not to exceed $87,500 from the General Fund; authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for the purchase of  gang intelligence software; and declaring an emergency.

 

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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:

This ordinance authorizes the total three-year expenditure of $105,000 with Netlucent, Inc. for gang intelligence software. This ordinance authorizes the acceptance, deposit, appropriation, and expenditure of $17,500 from a Northern Ohio Violent Crimes Consortium Ohio Violent Crime Reduction grant 2022-VCR-A02-371. This ordinance authorizes the total expenditure of $87,500 from the general fund for gang intelligence software subject to future appropriations. Competitive bidding was conducted on Planet Bids and Netlucent, Inc. was the winning bidder.

 

Summary

NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:

 

SECTION 1.  That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the Northern Ohio Violent Crimes Consortium and to accept and deposit Violent Crime Reduction grant for $17,500 into the Operation Grants Fund Account Code 2016-52000-3G00086STDSTD.

 

SECTION 2.  That the appropriation of $17,500 is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds of the Operation Grants Fund to Account Code 2016-52000-3G00086STDSTD; and further authorizing the expenditure of same for gang intelligence software.

 

SECTION 3. That subject to annual appropriation the amount not to exceed $87,500 is authorized for expenditure from General Fund Account Code 1001-52000-3381002STDSTD for the purchase of gang intelligence software over the term of the agreement.

 

  SECTION 4. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a three-year agreement for gang intelligence software, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Police and the Director of Law.   

 

 SECTION 5.  That the Finance Director is authorized to draw warrant or warrants against the above-mentioned Account Codes in an amount not to exceed those authorized above in payment of the obligations authorized above upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.

 

SECTION 6.  That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this ordinance must be immediately effective in order to timely satisfy the requirements of the grant.

 

Vote on emergency clause:  yeas 12, nays 0.

 

Passed:  October 24, 2023, as an emergency measure:  yeas 12, nays 0.

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Attest:                                          

Gerald E. Dendinger                                          Matt Cherry

Clerk of Council                                          President of Council

 

Approved:                                                               October 24, 2023

Wade Kapszukiewicz

Mayor