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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAcquisition by Lease of Certain Equipment Essential to the Operations of the CItyAttest RESOLUTION NO. 2473 -97 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana June 23, _ 97 ��L a1111 Clerk President of Common Council. Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana June 24, 19 97 Approved and signed by me June 24, 19 97 City Clerk Mayor RESOLUTION NO. Ll RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION BY LEASE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT ESSENTIAL TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana (Board), on June 16, 1997, received a petition ( "Petition ") signed by fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that the Board acquire computer equipment and M.I.S. upgrade for the South Bend Police Department by entering into a lease - purchase agreement with Safeco Credit Company of Minnetonka, Minnesota (Lessor), for $1,645,000.00, for a term of three (3) years, with semi - annual lease payments of $302,104.25; and WHEREAS, the Board received, on June 16, 1997, a certificate of the St. Joseph County Auditor certifying that the verifier of the Petition and the signatories of the Petition are taxpayers of property located within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2) requires, prior to the Board of Public Works entering into a lease agreement for a system, as defined by I.C. 36- 1 -10 -2, that the Common Council determine that the system is needed. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has determined that a need exists for the acquisition of the system described in the Municipal Equipment Lease - Purchase Agreement (Lease Agreement). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: 1) That on June 16, 1997, a Petition signed by fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South Bend, Indiana, was filed with the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, requesting that the Board acquire computer equipment and M.I.S. upgrade for the South Bend Police Department by entering into a lease - purchase agreement with Safeco Credit Company of Minnetonka, Minnesota (Lessor), for $1,645,000.00, for a term of three (3) years, with semi - annual lease payments of $302,104.25 2) That on June 16, 1997, the Board of Public Works received a certificate signed by the St. Joseph County Auditor, certifying that the verifier and the signatories of the Petition are taxpayers of property located within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend. 3) That a proposed lease agreement for the system was filed with the Board of Public Works, a true and complete copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein. 4) That having heard all speakers at the presentation and hearing on this Resolution on June 23, 1997, and having taken into consideration facts adduced at this hearing and in documents and presentations, as well as all personal investigation, discussions, and consideration by individual Council members, the Common Council of the City of South Bend hereby finds pursuant to I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2), that the acquisition of computers and M.I.S. upgrade for the South Bend Police Department, as petitioned by the fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South Bend, as certified by the St. Joseph County Auditor, is needed. 5) This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Member, Common Council PRESENTED 6 - n`A7 NOT APPROVED ADOPU&1 6- -Z - / Filed In Clerk's Office J U N 19 1997 LORETTA J. DUDA CITY CLEAK. SO. BEND. IN,