IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract for the furnishing of Offender Watch software and program maintenance, for use by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to Watch Systems of Covington, LA, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the county not to exceed $11,000.00.
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RESOLUTION #17357, August 23, 2010
INTRODUCED BY James D. Tindall, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, section 1030.1, Jackson County Code, 1984, eliminates the requirement for competitive bidding when items or services to be purchased can be obtained from only one source; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the purchase of Offender Watch, a web-based software program to manage and monitor sex offenders, from Watch Systems of Covington, Louisiana, for use by the Sheriff's Department; and,
WHEREAS, the Director further recommends that he not take competitive bids with regard to said program for the reason that Watch Systems, is the developer and sole provider of this program, which is the only program of which the Sheriff's Office is aware that meets its needs; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing and that the Director be and is hereby authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary for the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments including final payment on the contract.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor Acting County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17357 of August 23, 2010, was duly passed on August 23, 2010 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8________ Nays _______0______
Abstaining _______0_____ Absent ______1______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 5101 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Non Departmental
Other Professional Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $11,000.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing