16-R-80 - Authorizing expenditures in excess of $50,000 for City's Vehichle Replacement programWHEREAS, the City of Schertz (the "City") has developed a fleet replacement Program,
and Council has approved a funding mechanism in FY 2016-17 budget in support of the
program; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that Caldwell Country Chevrolet, Silsbee Ford,
and Motorola, all cooperative vendors, will provide the best-value to the City for replacement
vehicles, vehicle outfitting, and related equipment purchases; and
WHEREAS, City resources are conserved and purchasing efficiencies are maximized
through use of a streamlined procurement process, where vehicles can be purchased through
cooperative programs which satisfy the Texas state law requirement of local governments to seek
competitive procurement for the purchase of goods or services.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes expenditures up to $64,000 with
Caldwell Country Chevrolet and up to $424,000 with Silsbee Ford, as part of the City's Vehicle
Replacement Program in FY 2016-17, and up to $85,000 with Motorola for related equipment
purchases.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 25th day of October, 2016
ATTEST:
Bfe�c"a'-Dennis, City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)
CITY OF SERTZ, TEXAS
Michael R. Carpenter, Mayor
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