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File #: O-480-25    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 10/3/2025 In control: Police Operations Department
On agenda: 11/5/2025 Final action: 11/5/2025
Title: Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a three-year subscription agreement with PowerDMS, Inc. for software; authorizing the General Fund expenditure of an amount not to exceed $35,000; waiving the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.

 

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FTO Software $35,000

Toledo Police Department

Lt. Brianne Holmes (x3203)

 

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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a three-year subscription agreement with PowerDMS, Inc. for software; authorizing the General Fund expenditure of an amount not to exceed $35,000; waiving the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.

 

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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:

This Ordinance authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with PowerDMS, Inc. for cloud-based field training officer software. PowerDMS, Inc. by NEOGOV is a public safety workforce management platform offering cloud-based software for compliance, operations, and training.

 

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 three-year subscription agreement with PowerDMS, Inc. for software services, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Public Safety and the Director of Law.

 

SECTION 2. That subject to appropriation in future years the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $35,000 is authorized from the General Fund Account Code 1001-52000-3381002STDSTD for PowerDMS, Inc. subscription service over the term of the agreement. 

 

                     SECTION 3. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw a warrant or warrants against the above referenced Account Code in payment of the obligation authorized in Section 1 in an amount not to exceed $35,000, upon presentation of proper voucher or vouchers.

 

SECTION 4.                       That this Council finds and determines that it is in the best interest of the City to waive the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187 for the reason that PowerDMS, Inc. is the sole source provider for this subscription service.

 

                     SECTION 5. 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 it 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 for continued uninterrupted public safety services.

 

 

Vote on emergency clause:  yeas 11, nays 0.

 

Passed:  November 5, 2025, as an emergency measure:  yeas 11, nays 0.

 

Attest:                                          

Julie A. Gibbons                                          Vanice S. Williams

Clerk of Council                                          President of Council

 

Approved:                                                               November 6, 2025

Wade Kapszukiewicz

                                                               Mayor