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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE
APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS, FOR PURPOSES OF ENGAGING FEDERAL
ENGINEERING, INC. TO PERFORM CONSULTING WORK FOR CITY OF
PADUCAH 911 COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah recognizes that
the 911 system infrastructure is one of the most important and critical aspects of providing and
delivering public safety to its citizens and visitors;
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah began 911 operations July 1, 2016 as the 911
Communications Service Depa.11ment;
life;
WHEREAS, the current 911 system infrastructure is near the end of its functional
WHEREAS, bids were sought for a Public Safety/Wireless Communications
Consultant who could plan, design, and provide implementation assistance in the replacement of
the current 911 system infrastn:acture, including a public safety radio/wireless communication
system, a 911 telephony system., and a computer-aided dispatch system;
WHEREAS, as the respondent that submitted the best bid, and as the best suited
respondent to perform the professional engineering services involved, Federal Engineering, Inc.
has been selected to perform the pialming and design phases, and a portion of the implementation
phase, of the consulting work for a fee of $252,172.00;
WHEREAS, the (:'ity of Paducah previously enacted an ordinance authorizing
payment of one-half of the fee to federal Engineering; and
WHEREAS, due to the current condition of the 911 equipment which will be
utilized by this Department, it is imperative to immediately proceed with the consulting work by
Federal Engineering.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a contract with Federal
Engineering, Inc. for consulting services to plan, design, and provide limited implementation
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assistance of a Public Safety/Wireless Communication System, 911 Telephony System, and
Computer Aided Dispatch System.
SECTION 2. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah hereby
approves and consents to the additional appropriation of funds in the amount of $126,086.00,
which represents the additional one-half of the consultant's fee for the two initial stages of the
Public Safety/Wireless Communications Consultant project.
SECTION 3. The Finance Director is hereby aE.ithorized to make said expenditure
approved in Section 1 from the General Fund, Unreserved Fund Balance of the City of Paducah,
Kentucky.
SECTION 4. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance shall be
held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such
section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. The City Commission hereby finds and determines that all formal
actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance were taken in Kira open meeting of this City
Commission, and that all deliberations of this City Commission and of its committees, if any,
which resulted in formal action, were in meetings open to the pi.iblic, in full compliance with
applicable legal requirements.
SECTION 6. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed and the
provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail and be given effect.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
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Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, August 9, 2016.
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, August 16, 2016.
Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk, August 16, 2016.
Published by The Paducah Sun, August 18, 2016.
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