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Speed Trailer for TPD
Toledo Police Department
Lt. Brianne Holmes (x3203)
Revised
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Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $25,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the purchase of speed trailer(s) for Toledo Police; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Police Department’s current speed trailer is in need of replacement due to its obsolete hardware and software. This Ordinance will authorize expenditure from the Capital Improvement Fund for said purchase.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the expenditure of an amount not exceed $25,000 is authorized from the Capital Improvement Fund Account Code 5040-52000-8CP2504POLEQP for the purchase of speed trailer(s) for Toledo Police.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for the purchase of the speed trailer(s), upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Law and the Director of Public Safety.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Finance is authorized to draw their warrant or warrants against the Account Code in Section 1 in an amount not to exceed $25,000 in payment of the above-authorized obligations 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 it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and property and for the further reason that this purchase will assist in the enforcement of speed related offenses to safeguard the citizens of Toledo.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 12, nays 0.
Passed: July 15, 2025, as an emergency measure: yeas 12, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: July 17, 2025
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor