IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a forty-eight month contract for the furnishing of conducted electrical weapons (Tasers) for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Axon Enterprise (formerly Taser International, Inc.,) of Scottsdale, AZ, at an annual cost to the County in the amount of $43,200.00, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19817, April 9, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office desires to purchase new conducted electrical weapons (Tasers) to replace its aging supply of such weapons; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 19419, dated March 20, 2017, the Legislature did award a sixty-month contract for the furnishing of conducted electrical weapons (Tasers) for use by the Sheriff’s Office; and,
WHEREAS, in the interim Taser International has changed its corporate name to Axon Enterprise; and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Purchasing desires to renew the contract with Axon Enterprise as originally approved by Resolution 19419; and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a forty-eight month contract for the furnishing of conducted electrical weapons (Tasers) for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Axon Enterprise of Scottsdale, AZ, at a annual cost to the County not to exceed $43,200.00, as a sole source purchase; 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 Department of Finance and Purchasing further recommends that it not take competitive bids for these items for the reason that Axon Enterprise is the only provider of the conducted electrical source weapons suitable for use by law enforcement; and,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Department of Finance and Purchasing, and that the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County any documents, including future options to extend, necessary for the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract, to the extent that sufficient appropriations are contained in the then current Jackson County budget.
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 County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19817 of April 9, 2018, was duly passed on April 16, 2018 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: 004 4201 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Special Road and Bridge Fund
Sheriff
Other Contractual Svc
NOT TO EXCEED: $43,200.00
Funding for future years is subject to appropriation in the County’s then current annual budget.
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Date Chief Administrative Officer