IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $18,486.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2016 General Fund and awarding a contract for the furnishing of court management software for use by the Jackson County Municipal Court to Tyler Technologies of Lubbock, TX, at a cost to the County not to exceed $18,486.00, as a sole source purchase.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4869, July 25, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County Municipal Court is using an outdated version of its court management software, Incode, that is no longer supported by the vendor; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a contract for the purchase of upgraded court management software from Tyler Technologies of Lubbock, TX, as it will provide a web-based system that offers a higher level of security of the court's data; and,
WHEREAS, section 1030.1, Jackson County Code, 1984, eliminates the requirement for competitive bidding when items to be purchased can be obtained from only one source; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends that he not take competitive bids with regard to said contract for the reason that Tyler Technologies is the only company that provides the proprietary Incode software and is therefore a sole source; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the funds required for this purchase in the appropriate spending account; and,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of 2016 General Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
Municipal Court
001-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $18,486
001-3004 56661 - Software Purchases $18,486
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made to Tyler Technologies of Lubboc...
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