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An ordinance approving Amendment 2 to Contract #455783 for the provision of body camera equipment between WatchGuard, Inc. and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government entered into Contract #455783 with WatchGuard, Inc. on August 29, 2019 for the purpose of providing body camera equipment to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department; and,
WHEREAS, the Contract commenced on August 29, 2019 and currently has a termination date of August 29, 2024; and,
WHEREAS, Amendment 2 to the contract extends the term of the agreement for sixty months from the date the amendment is filed in the office of the Metropolitan Clerk; and,
WHEREAS, Section 4.12.160 of the Metropolitan Code limits the term of contracts for supplies to sixty (60) months, unless otherwise authorized by the Metropolitan Council; and,
WHEREAS, Section 5.04.020 of the Metropolitan Code requires Council approval for the lease of equipment; and,
WHEREAS, Local governments are authorized to enter into lease-purchase agreements for tangible property pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. ? 7-51-902; and,
WHEREAS, Amendment 2 will provide for Equipment-Lease Purchase Agreement #24876 to be executed and classified as Exhibit H to the Contract; and,
WHEREAS, Equipment-Lease Purchase Agreement #24876 will be entered with Motorola Solutions, Inc., which owns WatchGuard Inc.; and,
WHEREAS, approval of Amendment 2 will benefit the citizens of Nashville and Davidson County because Equipment-Lease Purchase Agreement #24876 allows for the equipment to be provided immediately to the Metropolitan Government, with payments to be made starting in 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Amendment 2 to Contract #455783 between WatchGuard, Inc. and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, which extends the term of the Contract and provides for Equipment-Le...
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