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Bender Communications Radio Maintenance
Toledo Police Department
Lt. Brianne Holmes (x3203)
Revised
Title
Authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and enter into a four-year police radio maintenance agreement; authorizing the General Fund expenditure of an amount not to exceed $25,880 annually over the term of said agreement; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This Ordinance authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Bender Communications Inc. for a four-year agreement to perform police radio maintenance. A bid was posted on Planet Bids and the winning bidder was Bender Communications, Inc. This contract covers repairs and labor, preventative maintenance, testing, calibration, and reconditioning. This agreement will enable the department to reliably budget for the four year costs of Motorola police radio maintenance.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and enter into a four-year police radio maintenance agreement upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Police and the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That subject to appropriation the annual expenditure of an amount not to exceed $25,880 is authorized over the term of the agreement for the purpose authorized in Section 1 from the General Fund Account Code 1001-52000-3381002STDSTD.
SECTION 3. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw warrants against the above-mentioned Account Code in payment of the above-authorized obligations in an amount not to exceed $25,880 annually upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 4. 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 to continue uninterrupted essential public safety communications.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 11, nays 0.
Passed: March 25, 2025, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: March 26, 2025
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor