5031 - 74 Purchase communication equip for Police

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RESOLUTION NO.5031 BY: Messrs. Usher, Brockman, Chinnock, Magnotto, McBride, Sinagra AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract for the purchase of communications equipment for the Department of Police. WHEREAS, the application of the Lakewood Police Department for LEAA funds to bring its radio communications equipment up to current county and federal standards has been approved by the Regional Planning Unit, and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 5010 adbpted June 3, 1974 the Director of Public Safety was authorized to advertise for bids for the purchase of comm- unications equipment, and WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of Resolution 5010 the Police Department received approval of additional federal monies increasing the federalgrant from $25,000 to a maximum of $35,000, said grant representing 95% of total costs and requiring 5% local funds to be paid by the City, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the aforementioned authorization, bids have been received and opened which show that the total cost of the communications equipment will range between $45,000 and $46,000, including a one year system maintenance fee, and WHEREAS, this Council determines it to be in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the City that up-to-date communications equipment be acquired~by the Department of Police, and WHEREAS, this Resolution constitutes an emergency measure providing for the usual daily operation of a municipal department; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and he is h.ereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract or contracts for the purchase of radio communications equipment, including the purchase of 9 portable radios, 1 multi-charter unit, 1 quick charger, the modernization of the base station, the addition of tone coated squelch to all mobile radios and the base stations, and a 10-track tape recorder, with the lowest and best bid or bidders after advertisement according to law. Section 2. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund - Police Department Equipment Fund a sum not to exceed $11,000 to pay the City's share of the cost of said equipment. Section 3. That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of. two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and appr~..v~l~b~ the Mayor./ Vi~residgm~ MayOr