Title
To amend the 2009 Capital Improvements Budget, to authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $56,078.67 between projects within the Safety Bond Fund; to authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for equipment for custom tilt-cab pumpers for the Division of Fire from an existing Universal Term Contract established for such purpose, to authorize the expenditure of 100,000.00 from the Safety Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Fire Division needs to purchase equipment for front line engines. This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for said equipment for Fire's custom tilt-cab pumpers from an existing Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office for such purpose with Ferrara Fire Apparatus. This equipment consists of valves, nozzles, hoses, and other engine-related equipment.
This legislation also authorizes the transfer of $56,078.67 between projects within the Safety Voted Bond Fund and amends the 2009 Capital Improvement Budget, Ordinance No. 0806-2009.
Bid Information: A Universal Term Contract exists for this purchase.
Contract Compliance: Ferrara Fire Apparatus #721129363
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested to allow for the immediate purchase of this equipment. Funding exists in the Safety voted Bond Fund; a budget amendment is necessary to provide funding for this purchase.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $100,000 from the Safety Bond Fund for the purchase of equipment for fire engines from Ferrara Fire Apparatus. The Safety Bond Fund, Fire Apparatus Replacement project, has existing cash that will be supplemented by a transfer and amendment to permit this purchase of equipment. The Public Safety Department's 2009 capital spending plan takes into account this expenditure. This legislation also includes a CIB amendment to account for encumbrance cancellations.
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WHEREAS, the Fire Division needs to purchase equipment for its custom tilt-cab pumpers; and
WHEREAS, a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office exists for these purchases; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2009 Capital Improvement Budget and transfer cash between projects within the Safety Voted bond Fund; 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 said equipment, 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 a purchase order for the purchase of fire apparatus equipment in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office with Ferrara Fire Apparatus.
SECTION 2. That the 2009 Capital Improvement Budget be amended as follows:
Project/Project # CIB Amount Revised CIB
Police Apparatus Repl-330034-100000 $340,927 $284,849
(Carryover)
Fire Apparatus Replacement-340101-100000 $27,446 $100,000
(Carryover)
The aforementioned Fire Apparatus Replacement project amendment includes encumbrance cancellations of $16,476 from projects that have been completed.
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer funds within the Safety Voted Fund (Fund 701) as follows:
From: Division 33-03, Police Apparatus Replacement 330034, OCA 330034, Amount $56,078.67
To: Division 33-04, Fire Apparatus Project 340101, OCA 644559, Amount $56,078.67
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Fire Division's Safety Bond Fund, Fund 701, Division of Fire No. 30-04, OL3 Code 6652, OCA 644559, Project #340101 Fire Apparatus Replacement.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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 its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves or vetoes the same.