Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Columbus Fire Chief to accept a grant award of $2,500.00 from the Wal-Mart Foundation to purchase medical equipment to support the Columbus Fire EMS operation. The legislation will also appropriate $2,500.00 for the grant. It is anticipated that the funds will be used to purchase tourniquets for EMS supervisor vehicles and CPR kits to be used with the Heart Cart.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the Fire Chief to accept a grant award in the amount of $2,500.00 from Wal-Mart for medical equipment. This ordinance appropriates the funds in the Special Revenue Private Grants Fund. There is no impact on the General Fund.
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION: This emergency ordinance will allow the timely purchase of medical equipment.
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To authorize the Columbus Fire Chief to accept a grant award from the Wal-Mart Foundation for the purchase of medical equipment for the Division of Fire, to appropriate $2,500.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Special Revenue Private Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($2,500.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Fire received a grant award from the Wal-Mart Foundation for the purchase of medical equipment for emergency medical services, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus for the Fire Chief to accept this grant, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate the funds for this grant to enable the purchase of medical equipment, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize and direct the grant acceptance and appropriation of funds to enable the timely purchase of medical equipment for the 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 Columbus Fire Chief be and he is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award in the amount of $2,500.00 from the Wal-Mart Foundation for the purchase of medical equipment.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Special Revenue Private Grants Fund, and from any and all sources estimated to come into said fund and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, the sum of $2,500.00 is appropriated to the Division of Fire as follows:
Division 30-04, Fund 291, Object Level 1, 2207, OCA 348023, Grant # 348023, Amount $2,500.00
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon order of the Director of Public Safety; and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.