Ordinance No. 14,444ORDINANCE NO. 14,444
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
SIXTY AND NO:100 DOLLARS ($65,460.00) TO AXON ENTERPRISE INC. F/K/A
TASER INTERNATIONAL, INC., FOR THE RECURRING COST OF THE AXON
FLEET IN -CAR CAMERA SYSTEM FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THROUGH
THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE (BUY BOARD);
MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the City of Baytown is a member of the cooperative purchasing program established
under Sections 271.082 and 271.083 of the Texas Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative's Buy Board Program is such a
program, allowing municipalities to purchase products and/or services in an efficient, cost effective, and
competitive procurement method; and
WHEREAS, the City of Baytown, in making a purchase under a state contract through such
cooperative purchasing program, satisfies state law requiring municipalities to seek competitive bids for the
purchase of the item; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby authorizes the payment of
SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY AND NO:100 DOLLARS ($65,460.00) to Axon
Enterprise Inc. f/k/a Taser International, Inc., for the recurring cost of the Axon Fleet In -Car Camera System
for the Police Department.
Section 2: That the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change
order involving a decrease or an increase in costs of FIFTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($50,000.00) or less, provided that the original contract price may not be increased by more than twenty-five
percent (25%) or decreased by more than twenty-five percent (25%) without the consent of the contractor to
such decrease.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the aff e vote of the City Cp�rt►cil of the City of
Baytown this the 9`" day of July, 2020. I A
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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KAREN L. HORNER, Interim City Attorney
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