Explanation
The Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements listed below for Vehicles & Equipment for the Division of Infrastructure Management from established and pending universal term contracts. The Division of Infrastructure Management will be purchasing six (6) F350 trucks and two (2) Escapes. These purchases will replace units that are beyond their useful life.
Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements:
Automobiles - Automobiles & SUVS
Light Duty Trucks
The following Purchase Agreement associations require approval by City Council in order for the division to expend more than $100,000.00, per 329.19(g): Vehicles & Equipment. Trucks and vehicles purchased will be replacing units that are beyond their useful life.
This General Budget Reservation will be used to purchase trucks and vehicles used throughout the City of Columbus.
FISCAL IMPACT: $230,000.00 is budgeted in object class 06 Capital and is needed for this purchase.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency action is requested to ensure the trucks are received in a timely matter for operational purposes.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for Vehicles & Equipment; and to authorize the expenditure of $230,000.00 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund; and declare an emergency. ($230,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for Vehicles & Equipment; and
WHEREAS, the Vehicles & Equipment Purchase Agreements are used to purchase vehicles and equipment used through the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, these vehicles will replace units that are beyond their useful life or units that need to be replaces; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements thereby preserving 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 Director of Finance and Management be and is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements listed below for Vehicles & Equipment from established or pending universal term contracts.
SECTION 2. That the 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 3. That the expenditure of $230,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and is hereby authorized in Fund 2265 (Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund) in object class 06 Capital per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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 its passage and approval by the Mayor or 10 days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.