Board of Estimate & Contract:
amending Ordinance No. 45, adopted by the City Council on August 14, 2024, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. (ESS) FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CITYWIDE CAMERA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM" - ($149,113.58, to be satisfied from Budget Line Bond Anticipated Notes (BANS) H1620.203.C948), be and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 45,
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 14,
2024, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. (ESS)
FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
A CITYWIDE CAMERA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM"
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. The first decretal paragraph and the 5th Whereas paragraph of Ordinance No. 45, adopted on August 14, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. (ESS) FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CITYWIDE CAMERA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM" is hereby amended as follows:
Whereas, by letter dated [August 7, 2024] September 19, 2024, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety has requested legislation amending Ordinance No. 45, adopted by the City Council on August 14, 2024, authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with Electronic Systems Solutions, Inc. (ESS) for the installation and maintenance of a citywide camera surveillance system, as detailed in the proposal; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Safety has identified the need for a comprehensive citywide camera surveillance system to enhance public safety and improve law enforcement capabilities; and
Whereas, Electronic Systems Solutions, Inc. has proposed a solution comprising license plate recognition (LPR) cameras to assist with major thoroughfare patrol, foot patrol, crime pattern locations, and traff...
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