TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Ratification of City Manager's Use of Emergency Authorization to Enter Into Contract for License Plate Reader Repair with Vetted Security Solutions Under Purchase Order No. 49818.
Recommended Action
Ratify the City Manager's use of authority to enter into contract for License Plate Reader Repair with Vetted Security Solutions under Purchase Order No. 49818.
Background Information
On September 23, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-218, declaring that a state of emergency for 24 Florida counties, including Sarasota County due to Tropical Depression Number Nine, which became Hurricane Ian. On September 24, 2022, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-219, amending Executive Order Number 22-218 and expanding the state of emergency to the entire State. On November 1, 2022, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 22-268, renewing the state of emergency for an additional sixty (60) days.
On September 26, 2022, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2022-30, declaring a local state of emergency and granting emergency authority to the City Manager. In his emergency authority, the City Manager entered into the following purchase order and attachments, which constitute a legal contract. The City Manager requests that the City Commission ratify this contract approval.
* License Plate Reader Repair with Vetted Security Solutions in the amount of $86,133.97.
Strategic Plan
Good Governance
Financial Impact
Funding in the amount of $86,133.97 came from available funds in the Police Department budget.
Procurement
These services were procured in accordance with Sec. 2-408 of the Procurement Code - Emergency Procurement, Local State of Emergency Ordinance No. 2022-30 and FEMA Guidelines for Emergency/Exigency Procurements.
Attachments:
1. Vetted Emergency/Exigency Form
2. Vetted PO
3. ...
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