Ordinance No. 14,776ORDINANCE NO.14,776
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF EIGHTY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED
FORTY AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($80,940.00)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;MAKING
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO;AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS,Texas Local Government Code Annotated §252.022 provides that when the functional
requirements of the City can only be satisfied by one source,the requirement for competitive bids is not
applicable;and
WHEREAS,Axon Enteiprise Inc., f/k/a Taser International,Inc., is the sole source provider of the
recurring costs associated with the Axon Fleet In-Car Camera System for the Police Department;and
WHEREAS,recurring costs associated with the Axon Fleet In-Car Camera System for the Police
Department may only be purchased from a single source - Axon Enterprise Inc., f/k/a Taser International,
Inc.;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section I;That the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,hereby declares that only one
source can satisfy the needs of the City for recurring costs associated with the Axon Fleet In-Car Camera
System for the Police Department.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby authorizes the payment of
EIGHTY THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY AND NO/IOO DOLLARS ($80,940.00)to Axon
Enteiprise Inc. f/k/a Taser International,Inc., for the recurring cost of the Axon Fleet In-Car Camera System
for the Police Department.
Section 3: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/IOO 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 4: This ordinance shall lake effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmat[ve vote of the Cit^
Baytown this the 8'*'day of July,2021.
puncil of the City of
BRANDON CAPETILLO;Mayor
ATTEST:
ANGELA J KSON.Interim y^Jerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KATON L.HORNER,City Attorney
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