IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of security alarm monitoring and servicing for use by the Parks and Recreation Department to Westar  Alarm Co. of Kansas City, MO, at a cost to the County not to exceed $11,415.01, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION #11754, May 12, 1997
INTRODUCED BY Fred Arbanas, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Section 1040.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, eliminates the requirement for competitive bidding when items to be purchased can be obtained from only one source; and,
WHEREAS, Section 1063.00 of the Code requires notification of and approval by the Legislature on such sole source purchases exceeding $5,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Director recommends a contract with Westar Alarm Co. of Kansas City, MO, for the furnishing of security alarm monitoring and servicing for use by the Parks and Recreation Department; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Director further recommends that it not take competitive bids with regard to said contract for the reason that Westar  Alarm Co. of Kansas City, MO is the only vendor in the Kansas City metropolitan area capable of monitoring and servicing its own equipment, which has been installed at the Parks and Recreation Department's facilities; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri that the Purchasing Director be, and hereby is, authorized to execute for the County a contract with Westar  Alarm Co. of Kansas City, MO for the furnishing of security alarm monitoring and servicing for the Parks and Recreation Department, in an amount not to exceed $11,415.01; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance is authorized to make all payments including final payment on the contract thereby made...Attorney
Effective Date:  This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________  ________________________________
 							County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
	I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #11754  of  May 12, 1997 was duly passed on ______________May 19________________, 1997 by the Jackson County Legislature.  The votes thereon were as follows:
	Yeas _______9__________		Nays _______0_______
	Abstaining ______0_______	Absent ______0______
______________________		_____________________________________
Date						Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
This expenditure was included in the annual budget.
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:  	003-1605-6795		$2,505.01
				300-1688-6795		   360.00
				300-1653-6795		 3,400.00
				300-1682-6795		   800.00
				300-1654-6795		 2,000.00
				300-1666-6795		 2,350.00	
ACCOUNT TITLE:		Fiscal Note
				Park Fund
				Park Enterprise Fund
				Division of Operations
				Park Department
				Various Departments
				Alarm/Security System Service
NOT TO EXCEED:		$11,415.01
________________________		__________________________________
Date						Director of the Department of Finance