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OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER LETTER TO COUNCIL
NO. 051-2022
To: Mayor Gabriel Groisman and Members of the Village Council
From: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manag
Date: March 18, 2022
Subject: Recurring Vendors
The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to provide transparency, with respect to
vendors used by the Village over the course of the fiscal year.
On September 23, 2021, Council approved the use of 30 vendors, which on aggregate
may exceed $20,000 (the Village Manager's spending limit) over the course of the fiscal
year. Within this approval, Council requested notification if/when any vendors on the
list exceed the threshold of $20,000. At this time, one vendor: AT&T Mobility have
exceeded $20,000 in aggregate purchases.
AT&T Mobility provides mobile cellular and data plan services for Village operations,
including the Police Department. The IT Department consolidated all Village mobile
communications and data plan services from Verizon Wireless to AT&T Mobility, in
order to benefit from more competitive pricing. In addition, this transition would also
allow the Village to receive the FirstNet Service, which would place the Village account
in priority service and priority recovery during critical events (i.e., hurricanes, etc.).
Moreover, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shortages and extended fulfillment times
for IT equipment made AT&T Mobility a viable option for the procurement of I -Pads for
the Building Department in support of inspection services. In addition, in order to
support remote work across Village Departments, additional data plan services were
activated to ensure the continuity of operations.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact
me.
JMG/COD