File #: 23-2081   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 8/28/2023 Final action: 8/28/2023
Title: DNA Labs Biological Screening and DNA Analysis - Amendment, Marshall University- Amendment, Bode Cellmark Forensics- Amendment (Ordinance S-50115)
District: Citywide

Title

DNA Labs Biological Screening and DNA Analysis - Amendment, Marshall University- Amendment, Bode Cellmark Forensics- Amendment (Ordinance S-50115)

 

Description

Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow additional expenditures under Contracts 152868,152866, and 152843, with DNA Labs International, Marshall University and Bode Cellmark Forensics for DNA Labs Biological Screening and DNA Analysis for the Police Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $3,400,000.

 

Report

Summary

These contracts allow the Police Department to outsource biological screening and/or DNA analysis on evidence and provide analysis of evidentiary material associated with criminal investigations, capacity enhancement, backlog reduction, cold case resolution and sexual assault kit testing.

 

Contract Term

The contract terms remains unchanged, ending on June 30, 2025.

 

Financial Impact

Upon approval of $3,400,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contracts will not exceed $4,215,000. Funds are available in the Police Department’s budget.

 

Concurrence/Previous Council Action

The City Council approved Ordinance S-46768 on June 17, 2020.

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.