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CJCC - 2019 local JAG grant $40,359.38
Toledo Police Department
Lt. James Brown (x3203)
Revised
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Authorizing the mayor to accept a grant in the amount of $40,359.38 from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Bureau of Justice Assistance- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program; authorizing the deposit, appropriation and expenditure of the grant proceeds in the Operation Grants Fund; authorizing an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $20,275.62 from the General Fund for the purchase of Infrared Spectrometer with a total cost of $60,635; waiving the competitive bid requirements of Chapter 187 of the Toledo Municipal Code; making findings with respect thereto; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) has recommended a sub- award to the City of Toledo for $40,359.38 from grant 2017-JG-A01-B2600 (Bureau of Justice Assistance- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program) for the Forensic and Cybercrimes Section. The grant funds will be used to purchase a ThermoFisher Scientific Nicolet iS50 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) to replace the current one that is over 20 years old and the company that provides service to the spectrometer stated that parts and services will cease because of the age of the machine.
This ordinance will authorize acceptance, deposit, appropriation, and expenditure of $40,359.38 from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, and authorize the expenditure of $20,275.62 from the General Fund. The total expenditure for the purchase of the ThermoFisher Scientific Nicolet iS50 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) is $60,635. There is no cash match and the in-kind match requirement will be $13,453.13. The in-kind match will be personnel salary from the commander of the Forensic & Cybercrimes Section.
The fiscal impact of this ordinance is as follows:
- The amount of funds requested: 20,275.62 GF. 40,...
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