Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need:
The Columbus Division of Fire received a grant award from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to provide hazardous materials technician and technician refresher courses to 195 fire service personnel. It is necessary to accept the grant and appropriate the funds.
B. Bid information: N/A
C. Contract Compliance: N/A
D. Emergency Legislation: It is necessary to have authorization as soon as possible because this training is being scheduled for the first part of 2004.
2. FISCAL IMPACT: This grant includes providing some level "B" suits that the City already owns.
Title
To authorize the Columbus Fire Chief to accept a grant award from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to provide hazardous materials technician and technician refresher courses to fire service personnel, to appropriate $5,325.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Fire and to declare an emergency. ($5,325.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Fire received a grant award to provide hazardous materials technician and technician refresher courses for fire service personnel; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus for the Fire Chief to accept this grant and to appropriate the grant funds; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety in that it is necessary to accept a PUCO grant and appropriate the grant funds in order to preserve 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 Fire Chief be and he is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award from the PUCO to provide hazardous materials technician and technician refresher courses.
Section 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund, Subfund No. 220,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, 2004, the sum of $5,325.00 is appropriated to the Division of Fire as follows:
Division: 30-04, Fund 220, Object Level 1: 02, OCA Code: 344005, Amount $5,325.00.
Section 3. That the monies in 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.