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Information & Communication Technology
Anne Bennett (x1100)
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Ratifying the contract entered into by the mayor for the emergency purchase of hardware and implementation services to increase remote ICT network connections; authorizing the expenditure in an amount not to exceed $70,000 from the Information & Communications Technology Fund; authorizing the appropriation of $70,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund and the transfer of expenditure of $70,000 from the Information & Communications Technology Fund for said purchase; waiving the competitive bidding requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The Federal Government has declared a national emergency. The State of Ohio has declared a state of emergency in response. The Governor and the Director of the Board of Health have ordered a ban on all mass gathers of 100 people (indoor and outdoor) in the State of Ohio.
\In light of the recommendations of the State of Ohio's Governor and the Ohio Department of Health, the City is preparing for increasing remote work for its employees to maintain the operations of the City uninterrupted.
Purchase of hardware and services to implement the increased need for remote work connections was undertaken on March 12, 2020. Per protocol, TMC 187 requires Council to be informed of the emergency and for authorization to pay the contract. At the time of the emergency purchase, sufficient unencumbered funds were available within the Information and Communication Technology Department budget. This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of Capital Improvement (CIP) funds and a transfer of expenditure from the Information & Communications Technology Fund to CIP. This will ensure the ICT budget is not affected by this emergency purchase.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That ...
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