Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to transfer funds between projects within the General Permanent Improvement Fund and the Safety Voted Bond Fund in order to fully fund the purchase of the fire apparatus from Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc, authorized by Ordinance 1901-2025, passed by City Council on July 21, 2025.
Emergency Designation:
Current build times for the fire apparatus purchase authorized by Ordinance 1901-2025 require emergency action to ensure that the needed funds are encumbered immediately to allow for the production of this custom apparatus to commence upon passage of this ordinance and confirmation of the subsequent purchase orders.
FISCAL IMPACT: Transfers totaling $73,464.00 are needed in order to fully fund the fire apparatus purchase authorized by Ordinance 1901-2025.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $73,464.00 within various projects within the General Permanent Improvement Fund and the Safety Voted Bond Fund; ; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($73,464.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1901-2025, passed by City Council on July 21, 2025, authorized the Director of Public Safety to issue purchase orders to Atlantic Emergency Solutions for the purchase of fire apparatus and related equipment needed by the Division of Fire; and
WHEREAS, a transfer of funds within the General Permanent Improvement Fund and the Safety Voted Bond Fund is necessary in order to fully fund this purchase; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation in the City of Columbus, Department of Public Safety in that it is immediately necessary to authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer funds from the General Permanent Improvement Fund and the Safety Voted Bond Fund to fully fund the purchase of fire apparatus from Atlantic Emergency Solutions previously authorized by Ordinance No 1901-2025, since it takes approximately 14 months to complete the building of the ascendant tiller, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer said funds within the General Permanent Improvement Fund and the Safety Voted Bond Fund per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance at such time as is deemed necessary by the City Auditor, and to expend said funds as authorized by Ordinance 1901-2025 (passed by City Council on July 21, 2025), or so much thereof as may be necessary.
SECTION 2. That the transfer of cash and appropriation in the amount of $73,464.00 is hereby authorized between projects within the General Permanent Improvement Fund and the Safety Voted Bond Fund, per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget
Fund / Project Name (Funding Source)/Project Number / Current Authority / Revised Authority / Difference__
7748 / Safety Systems Updates (GPI Carryover)/ P320020-100000 / $1,469.00 / $0.00 / ($1,469.00)
7748 / Police Equipment - BWC (GPI Carryover)/ P330039-100000/ $61,184.00/ $0.00 / ($61,184.00)
7748 / Joint Safety Admin Building (GPI Carryover) / P330068-100000 / $10,575.00/ $0.00/($10,575.00)
7748 / Fire Apparatus Replacement - Ladders (GPI Carryover) /P340151-100000 / $0.00 / $73,227 / $73,227
7701 / Fire Facility - Elevators (Voted Carryover) / P340160-100000/ $4,295 / $4,057/ ($238.00)
7701 / Fire Apparatus Replacement - Ladders (Voted Carryover) / P340151-100000/ $5,086,242.00/ $5,086,800.00 / $238.00
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper accounting project numbers, and to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for any contract or contract modification associated with the expenditure of funds transferred in Section 2 above.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 6. That all funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 7. 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 10 days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.