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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 14908~ ~ 4~ .. Ordinance No. J ' / ~~ AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $397,530 TO THE GENERAL FUND AND DECREASING THE UNRESERVED, UNDESIGNATED GENERAL FUND BALANCE BY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING FOR A CONTRACT WITH TRIDATA FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS SECTION 1 That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for the Fiscal Year 2001-02 and in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased appropriations in General Fund in the amount of $397,530; thereby decreasing the unreserved, undesignated Fund balance by the same amount for the purpose of providing funding for a contract with TriData for a comprehensive review of the Fire Department. SECTION 2. That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judgment shall in no way impair the remauung portions, sections, or parts of sections of this ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3 That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 14745 and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordmance are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropriations are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION 4 This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. VED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY c City Attorney // ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE. ~ l75 ~ ~ City of Fort Worth, Texas ~11~A~ar And Counc~( am~nun~cA~ian C DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 12/18/01 C-18903 02TRIDATA 1 of 2 SUBJECT AWARD OF CONTRACT TO TRIDATA CORPORATION FOR A STUDY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council 1 Adopt the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations in the General Fund by $397,530 and decreasing the unreserved, undesignated fund balance by the same amount; and 2 Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with TriData Corporation for the performance of all professional services and expenses necessary to conduct a comprehensive management review of the Fire Department in the amount of $397,530 for FY2001-2002 DISCUSSION The City of Fort Worth has experienced considerable geographic and population growth in the past several years The City is now developing annexation plans that indicate that Fort Worth will continue to grow for at least the foreseeable future In an effort to provide the citizens of Fort Worth with a higher performing City government, the City Council approved a thorough review of each City department to look at enhancing the competitiveness of City services It is expected that this evaluation of operations will provide information needed by the City and the Fire Department to ensure the most effective and efficient means of service delivery On June 25, 2001, a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was issued, mailed to 26 firms, and advertised publicly There were eight responses to the RFQ Four of the respondents earned an evaluation score that deemed them qualified to respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP) Subsequently, on August 24, 2001, an RFP was issued to the four respondents and advertised publicly On September 28, 2001, three proposals were received in response to the RFP Of the three, two proposers were asked to make an oral presentation to the evaluation committee After extensive analysis, TriData Corporation has been selected by the evaluation committee as the preferred proposer to conduct the Fire Department study TriData Corporation is in compliance with the City's M/WBE Ordinance by committing to 16% M/WBE participation The City's goal on this project is 15% City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~u~ar And C,aunc~l ar»i»un~cAt~an C DATE 12/18/01 REFERENCE NUMBER C-18903 LOG NAME 02TRIDATA PAGE 2 of 2 SUBJECT AWARD OF CONTRACT TO TRIDATA CORPORATION FOR A STUDY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations, and adoption of the attached supplemental appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the General Fund After this action, the unaudited, unreserved, undesignated fund balance of the General Fund will be $35,361,700 LW k Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) 1) GG01 539120 0361000 $397,530.00 Libby Watson 6183 APPROVCD Originating Department Head: p ~6T~ ~QUN~~~ PaulSweitzer 8507 (from) ()EC ~~ ZQ~9 2) GG01 539120 0361000 $397,530.00 ~ / \\ Additional Information Contact: / ~,{jy~/f ~~JJ// Gi,ty Secs~t:~ry oI tl~~ Paul Sweitzer 8507 esy~+;r ~3 P~:~t`z".-'•'~" ~~'" A(!Clp~"t:1 e~~'U~1"suisiw<~: ~;~~ --(~~,,.:/u~