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TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO LEASE AGREEMENT WITH PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR POSTAGE MACHINE LEASE FOR 60 MONTHS; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, the current lease on our mail machine will be up in March and the Service Department has been investigating replacement machine options; and
WHEREAS, with the postage needs having been reduced now that utility bills are processed off-site, it is possible to reduce the lease price per month from $652 to $553 per month; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Service has recommended we enter into a 5 year lease with Pitney Bowes for the Connect+ 2000 Series Mailing System and the machine is on the State contract #800051; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative to move forward with this new lease as Pitney Bowes will allow us to exit our current lease, thus saving the difference between the two leases, and all for the preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into Lease Agreement with PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, 2225 American Drive, Neenah, Wisconsin, 54956-1005, for a postage machine, for a 60 month lease at a cost of $553 per month; Lease Agreement attached as EXHIBIT A, and made a part herein.
Section 2. That funding for this Lease Agreement will be set aside in the 2015 Appropriations to Account No. 101.141.5276, Lands & Building Lease Expense, to cover the herein costs.
Section 4. That, for the reasons set forth in the preamble herein above, this Ordinance is declared emergency legislation and shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage by this Council and on date of signature approval by the Mayor.