Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to pay the City of Columbus' proportionate share for the operation and administration of the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security (FCEMHS). The FCEMHS is responsible for managing the outdoor warning siren system within Franklin County not only by coordinating siren locations but also for their maintenance, relocation, replacement and activation. The Agency's operational activities also include planning for disaster recovery and public education and exercises. The city's participation with FCEMHS is in accordance with State law. All activities of the agency are supported by local government funds and some federal grants. Emergency designation will ensure timely payments to FCEMHS.
FISCAL IMPACT:
A total of $500,000 was budgeted this year for these costs. The City of Columbus' proportionate share this year is approximately a 3.2 percent increase over last year's expenditures. Approximately $426,171 of this year's expenditures represents operational and administrative support and $64,800 represents maintenance costs for the City's outdoor warning siren systems. The city's total operational and maintenance fees to FCEMHS in 2007 was $475,835 and $418,814 in 2006.
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To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Public Safety to pay the City of Columbus' proportionate share for the operational and administrative support activities of the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and to authorize the expenditure of $490,971.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($490,971.00)
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WHEREAS, the FCEMHS is responsible for managing the outdoor warning siren system within Franklin County not only by coordinating siren locations but also for their maintenance, relocation replacement and activation; and
WHEREAS, at this time each year the EMAFC provides local communities with the amount of their proportionate share for the operational and administrative support activities of the agency; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is necessary to authorize the payment of the City of Columbus' proportionate share of $490,971 for the management of the agency according to State law; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety in that it is immediately necessary to expend funds for the aforementioned purpose for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare and to ensure timely payments to the Franklin County Commissioners; Now, Therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to pay the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security for the City of Columbus' proportionate share of outdoor warning siren system maintenance costs.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $490,971 or so much thereof as may be necessary for said purpose, is hereby authorized from the Department of Public Safety as follows:
Division Fund. OCA Code Object Level 1 Object Level 3 Amount
30 - 01 010 300178 03 3337 $490,971
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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 nor vetoes the same.