City of Columbus - File #: 2439-2003

• File #: 2439-2003
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/29/2003
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 12/1/2003
• Final action: 12/3/2003
• Title: To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue purchase orders for fire uniforms from existing Universal Term Contracts established for such purpose by the Purchasing Office with Roy Tailors Uniform Company, to authorize the expenditure of $460,000.00 from the General Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($460,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/3/2003	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/2/2003	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
12/1/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/1/2003	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/24/2003	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/21/2003	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/21/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2003	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/21/2003	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/20/2003	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/19/2003	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/6/2003	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/5/2003	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/4/2003	1	ODI Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/30/2003	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/30/2003	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/30/2003	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/29/2003	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Title

To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue purchase orders for fire uniforms from existing Universal Term Contracts established for such purpose by the Purchasing Office with Roy Tailors Uniform Company, to authorize the expenditure of $460,000.00 from the General Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($460,000.00)

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

Need:      This legislation is to authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue purchase orders for fire uniforms from existing Universal Term Contracts established by the Purchasing Office for such purpose with Roy Tailors Uniform Company.

Bid Information:      Universal Term Contracts exist for these purchases.

Contract Compliance:      31-1261664

Emergency Designation:      Emergency action is requested as funds are needed immediately to purchase said fire uniforms.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Budgeted Amount:      Funds are available within the Fire Division's 2003 General Fund Budget for this purchase.

Body

WHEREAS,      there is a need to purchase fire uniforms from unencumbered cash existing in the Division of Fire's General Fund Budget; and

WHEREAS,      Universal Term Contracts established by the Purchasing Office exists for these purchases; and

WHEREAS,      an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase said fire uniforms, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS

Section 1.      That the Finance Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue purchase orders for the purchase of fire uniforms in accordance with existing Universal Term Contracts established by the Purchasing Office for such purpose.

Section 2.      That the expenditure of $460,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the General Fund 010, Division of Fire No. 30-04, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three Code 2221, OCA Code 301531.

Section 3.      That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.