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Commissioners Worley and Johnson - Finance - To Authorize the Purchase of Body Cameras and Tasers for the County Police and Sheriff's Office from Sole Source Provider, DLX Axon Enterprise, Inc.; Approve Fund Balance Appropriation of $3,134,771; and Approve Reimbursement Declaration
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STAFF CONTACT
Tiffany Murray - Finance - 704-866-3032
BUDGET IMPACT
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$3,134,771 will be appropriated from General Fund, fund balance and expenses will increase by $3,134,771.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
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BACKGROUND
The County Police and Sheriff's Office have a Master Services and Purchasing Agreement with DLX Axon Enterprise, Inc. for body cameras and tasers that will expire in June 2022. Both departments submitted requests for new body cameras and tasers to the CIP committee as part of the FY 2023 budget process. Due to the expiration of the contracts in the current fiscal year, cost of the equipment and the amount of capital funds available for FY2023, the decision was made to include those items in the FY2023 vehicle and equipment financing package. The contract renewals will be for a period of five years.
A purchase is sole source according to G.S. 143-129(e)(6) Informal and formal purchase - Available when (1) performance or price competition is not available; (2) product is available from only one source; or (3) standardization or compatibility is the overriding consideration. The body cameras and tasers fall under section 3 of the sole source.
This Board Action authorizes the purchase of body cameras and tasers from sole source DLX Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the County Police and Sheriff's Office and the temporary appropriation of $3,134,771 from the fund balance in General Fund for the purchase, which is to be reimbursed from the proceeds of the vehicle and equipment financing in FY2023 by means of the attached Reimbursement Declaration.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR); Reimbursement Declaration; DLX Axon Enterprise, Inc. S...
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