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LEADS Online $174,598.76
Toledo Police Department
Lt. Brianne Holmes (x3203)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a three-year subscription agreement with Leads Online for information services; authorizing the General Fund expenditure of an amount not to exceed $174,598.76 over the life of the agreement; 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 Leads Online for an electronic reporting service that provides rapid electronic access to transactions from thousands of reporting businesses. Leads Online operates and maintains a national online investigation system used by law enforcement to recover stolen property and solve crimes by sharing information with other law enforcement agencies. Leads Online assists law enforcement agencies by collecting, maintaining and disseminating data among participating agencies. The Toledo Police has utilized these services since 2015.
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 Leads Online for information 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 $174,598.76 is authorized from the General Fund Account Code 1001-52000-3381002STDSTD for Leads Online 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 $56,488 for year one, $58,182.64 for year two, and $59,928.12 for year three, 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 Leads Online 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: October 7, 2025, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: October 7, 2025
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor