Title
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AMENDED CONTRACT WITH COGENT COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF AN INTERNET CIRCUIT FOR THE CITY’S VELOCITY BROADBAND; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: This amendment is to adjust the services previously agreed on, to now include an additional monthly programming fee for redundancy configuration.
Body
Legislative History
Res. No. 26-24 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreement with Cogent Communications for the provision of an internet circuit… Passed 2/17/2026
Purpose & Explanation
During the final contract approval and timeline review, a change that is needed for redundancy was identified which has a $50/per month associated fee. As such the contract will need amended with the additional fee added on, which results in a total monthly cost of $3,162.56 for 36 months. This new monthly cost is still below state term vendor pricing as listed on Ohio DAS MSA0004-2
Legal Authority for Proposed Legislation
Pursuant to Charter Section 6.04:
Competitively bid and advertised for three consecutive weeks; bid tab attached: [Yes/No/NA])
X Joint or Cooperative Purchase Program - State Term Ohio DAS
Professional Services
Other [provide explanation]
Fiscal Impact
X Currently Budgeted (Account #, $)
Supplemental Appropriation Required (Account #, $)
Appropriation Not Required.
Does this legislation require use of an emergency clause?
X Yes - To minimize delays with the install of the new circuit.
No
Recommendation
Suggested Action
Staff recommends that City Council approve this Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an amended three-year contract with Cogent Communication.
Submitted by,
Thomas J. Sheridan, City Manager
Jeffery Knoblauch, Assistant City Manager, Finance Director
Paul Leedham, Chief Innovation Officer - IT Director
Will Ersing, Assistant IT Director