IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a sixty-month contract for the furnishing of conducted electrical weapons (Tasers) for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Axon Enterprise, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $52,200.00 for 2022 and a total five-year cost of $418,500.00, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20907, March 28, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin and Dan Tarwater III, County Legislators
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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, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a sixty-month contract for the furnishing of these weapons to Axon Enterprise, Inc., of Scottsdale, AZ, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $52,200.00 for 2022 and a total five-year cost of $418,500.00, 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 Director further recommends that he not take competitive bids for these weapons for the reason that Axon Enterprise, Inc., is the only provider of the conducted electrical source weapons suitable for use by law enforcement; 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 hereby is authorized to execute for the County any documents, necessary for the accomplishment of the award; 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, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency 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. 20907 of March 28, 2022, was duly passed on March 28, 2022 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______9_________ Nays ____0_______
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent ____0________
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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 4201 57520
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Sheriff’s Office
Small Arms & Ammunition
NOT TO EXCEED: $52,200.00
Funding for future years is subject to appropriation in the County’s then current annual budget.
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Date Chief Administrative Officer