CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                      City Council

ORDINANCE 07-20

 

EMERGENCY ORDINANCE

 

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2007 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $53,000.00 FOR A MICROWAVE REPEATER, AUTHORIZING A SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT CONTRACT WITH PROCOMM ALASKA, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

 

            WHEREAS, The Chief of Police, through Memorandum 07-72, a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein, has informed the Council that an emergency exists with respect to the internal communication system utilized by the Department and that the identified deficiencies in the system constitute a threat to health, public safety, and the security of the officers, and

 

            WHEREAS, Memorandum 07-72 outlines a set of justifications for a sole source procurement contract with ProComm Alaska pursuant to the requirements of the City’s adopted procurement policies, and

 

            WHEREAS, ProComm has provided a quote of $53,000 to provide the equipment and establish the required links and software needed for the existing radio system, and

 

            WHEREAS, The Chief of Police and the City Systems Manager have reviewed this proposal, have concluded that it is in the City’s best interest, and recommend approval.

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Homer Ordains and the City Council finds that:

 

            Section 1. A public emergency exists with respect to the Police Department communication system at HPD 1; the repeater link at the Homer Spit and that the FY 2007 Operating Budget should be amended to provide an appropriation to address this emergency. The Council finds further that a sole source procurement contract with ProComm Alaska is warranted based upon the justification provided in attached Memorandum 07-72.

 

Account No.                            Description                                           Amount

 

100-160-394                           Police Depreciation Reserves                $53,000.00 

 

Expenditure Account:

100-160-5990                                     Police Department Capital Outlay,        $53.000.00

                                                Transfers and Reserves

 

            Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to execute the appropriate documents and to proceed with the emergency, sole source procurement.

 

            Section 3. This ordinance is an emergency ordinance and is a budget amendment only. It is not of a permanent nature and is a non-code ordinance.

 

            PASSED AND ENACTED by the Homer City Council this 14th day of May, 2007.

 

                                                                                    CITY OF HOMER

 

 

                                                                                    _____________________________

                                                                                    JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

 

ATTEST:

 

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

 

Emergency Ordinance: May 14, 2007

Effective Date:  May 14, 2007

 

Ayes:

Noes:

Abstain:

Absent:

 

Reviewed as to form and content:

 

______________________                                        __________________________

Walt Wrede, City Manager                                           Gordon Tans, City Attorney

 

______________________                                        __________________________

Date                                                                             Date

 

 

Fiscal Note:  $53,000.00