19-R-70 - Purchases up to $95,000 with Watchguard video for vehicle and officer recording systemsRESOLUTION NO. 19 -R -70
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SCHERTZ FOR THE
PURCHASES UP TO $95,000 WITH WATCHGUARD VIDEO FOR
VEHICLE AND OFFICER RECORDING SYSTEMS.
WHEREAS, the Schertz Police Department has a need to purchase recording systems to
outfit new Ford Explorers and Officers; and
WHEREAS, the Schertz Police Department has done due diligence in researching what
emergency vehicle equipment is required to fit the needs of the department, to obtain the best
pricing and to provide the best quality of emergency vehicle equipment that ensures longevity in
its use; and
WHEREAS, the Schertz Police Department has chosen WatchGuard Video, a BuyBoard
National Purchasing Cooperative vendor, for the purchase of this equipment; and
WHEREAS, the HGAC Purchasing Cooperative is a national online purchasing
cooperative formed between the National School Boards Association and several state school
boards associations, developed to comply with state laws which require government entities to
make purchases through a competitive procurement process; and
WHEREAS, HGAC gives public entities the advantage of leveraging the cooperative's
ability to obtain bulk discounts, combined with the ease of online, web -based shopping and
ordering; and
WHEREAS, purchases under the cooperative programs meet the requirements under the
Texas Local Government Purchasing Code rule for cooperative purchases as adopted by the City
of Schertz Resolution 11 -R -41 on August 30, 2011 amending the City's purchasing policy; and
WHEREAS, the BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative is a national online
purchasing cooperative formed between the National School Boards Association and several state
school boards associations, developed to comply with state laws which require government entities
to make purchases through a competitive procurement process; and
WHEREAS, BuyBoard gives public entities the advantage of leveraging the cooperative's
ability to obtain bulk discounts, combined with the ease of online, web -based shopping and
ordering; and
WHEREAS, purchases under the cooperative programs meet the requirements under the
Texas Local Government Purchasing Code rule for cooperative purchases as adopted by the City
of Schertz Resolution 11 -R -41 on August 30, 2011 amending the City's purchasing policy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz will fund the purchase of emergency vehicle equipment
through the city's general fund.
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WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
contract with WatchGuard Video.
THAT:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the purchases from
WatchGuard Video, in the amount not to exceed NINETY -FIVE THOUSAND
($95,000.00).
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 11th day of June 2019.
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ATTEST:
;retary
CITY OF SC - �WTZ, TEXAS
iael R. Carpenter, Mayor
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