18-R-58 - Authorizing expenditures with Cardio PartnersRESOLUTION NO. 18 -R -58
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES WITH CARDIO PARTNERS TOTALING
NO MORE THAN $75,000 FOR AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR AND
ASSOCIATED DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES IN FISCAL YEAR 2017 -2018.
WHEREAS, the availability of bystander CPR and AED's leads to higher cardiac arrest
survival in a community; and
WHEREAS, the EMS Department has a robust CPR training program where CPR is
taught to hundreds of individuals every year; and
WHEREAS, the EMS Department has over 173 AED's placed across the community in
schools, churches, fitness facilities, first responder vehicles and local businesses; and
WHEREAS, the EMS Department provides AED's and AED services to any person or
business that desires to have an AED device available for public use throughout their service
area; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that Cardio Partners is the best vendor to purchase
these supplies from due to competitive pricing and rapid order turn around; and
WHEREAS, City Council has authorized funding for the purchase of AEDs with the
approval of the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017 -2018; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
authorize spending with Cardio Partners in an amount not to exceed $75,000 on AED units and
supplies for the 2017 -2018 Fiscal Year.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes spending in excess of $50,000 but not
to exceed $75,000 with Cardio Partners for AED units and associated disposable supplies.
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any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the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.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 22nd day of May, 201.8.
CITY OF SCH,,ERTZ, TEXAS
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;- Michael R. Carpenter, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Brenda Dennis, ity Secretary,
(CITY SEAL)
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SERVICES AGREEMENT
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