Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for turnout gear for the Division of Fire from the existing Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office with Morning Pride Manufacturing, LLC. This purchase includes replacement sets of gear for current Fire Division personnel and also for fire recruits who will start training in 2012.
Bid Information: A Universal Term Contract exists for these purchases; FL004632 expires 3/31/13.
Contract Compliance: 311608763 - exp. 6/10/13
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested as funds are needed immediately to purchase said fire gear for firefighters and for recruits who start training in 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $105,000.00 from the Fire Division's 2012 General Fund operating budget for the purchase of turnout gear. The Division of Fire budgeted $525,000.00 for turnout gear, boots, gloves, and helmets for existing sworn personnel and $105,000.00 for turnout gear for a single recruit class. Year to date, $456,206.00 has been encumbered and/or spent for turnout gear, boots, gloves, and helmet purchases. The Fire Division expended $818,834.17 in 2011, $489,505.00 in 2010 and $275,418.00 in 2009 for turnout gear and related items. This legislation is contingent upon the passage of ordinance 2199-2012 that transfers funds from Fire's Transfer line item for these purchases.
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To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for the Division of Fire for turnout gear from an existing Universal Term Contract with Morning Pride Manufacturing, Inc., to authorize the expenditure of $105,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($105,000.00)
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WHEREAS, there is a need to purchase turnout gear for the Division of Fire; and
WHEREAS, a Universal Term Contract 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, Division of Fire, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase turnout gear for use by Firefighters 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 and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order for the purchase of turnout gear for the Division of Fire in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contract established with Morning Pride Manufacturing LLC by the Purchasing Office for such purpose.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $105,000.00, 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 2222, 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.