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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4664
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT, AND ANY
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ANY
NECESSARY AMENDMENTS, WITH PERMITIUM, LLC, OF
PINEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, WITHOUT ADVERTISING
FOR BIDS FOR AN ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM FOR
CONCEALED CARRY WEAPONS LICENSES, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000
WHEREAS, City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Permitium, LLC (Permitium) for the purchase of an online application system for Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) licenses; and
WHEREAS, the system serves as an end-to-end online solution that includes the application, background check tracking, processing, payment and issuance of gun and concealed carry licenses; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recently informed the Police Department (LBPD) that they would no longer process CCW applications for Long Beach or other cities that do not contract with the Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department for police services; and
WHEREAS, currently, LBPD only processes CCW licenses for honorably retired Long Beach Police Department peace officers; and WHEREAS; Entering a contract with Permitium will allow LBPD to comply with Penal Code § 26150 and service private citizen requests for the City of Long Beach; and
WHEREAS, Permitium is the sole company that has streamlined the CCW RES-22-0179
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license application process by transitioning existing manual, paper-based processes into an online, automated solution. Several agencies in California have implemented the same system including Orange, Ventura, Riverside, Mariposa, and Sacramento County Sheriff Departments; and
WHEREAS, as a result, no useful purpose would be served by advertising for bids and to do so would constitute an idle and useless act and an unnecessary expenditure of public funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary amendments, with Permitium, LLC, for an online application system for Concealed Carry Weapons licenses, in an amount not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000), for a period of two (2) years, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. ///
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