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Council President Cherry
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Authorizing the disappropriation of $37,745 from the Capital Improvement Fund; authorizing the appropriation of same in the Capital Improvement fund for the purchase of audio/visual system equipment and installation; authorizing the expenditure of $144,300 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the purchase of audio/visual system equipment and installation for Toledo City Council Chambers; authorizing the Mayor to enter into contracts; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Toledo City Council's current Altec Lansing audio system is outdated and cumbersome for council members as well as the community at large. Toledo City Council is also without an integrated video system. The intention of this initiative is to create a forward-thinking audio/video system that not only serves as an advantage to reaching and interacting with the public we serve, but also, modernizes Toledo City Council's communications and advances the efficiency in which it's delivered. A Request for Proposals was issued on October 26, 2018. Four proposals were received, and it is recommended that a contract be awarded to Westfield Technologies as the lowest and best proposal.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to execute a contract with Westfield Technologies for the purchase of audio/visual system equipment and installation for Toledo City Council Chambers. Said contracts shall contain such terms and conditions as the Mayor may deem requisite and proper and shall be subject to approval by the Director of Law.
SECTION 2. That the sum of $37,745 is disappropriated from the Capital Improvement Fund account code 5040-10100-8CP1512SYLVAN and appropriation of same is authorized to the Capital Improvement Fund account code 5040-10100-8CP1808COMPTR.
SECTION 3. That expenditure of an amount not to exceed $144,300 is authorized...
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