Explanation
The Division of Fire was awarded a Safety Intervention Grant in the amount of $26,689.79 by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) to purchase medical equipment and supplies designed to reduce injuries associated with the performance of fire and EMS duties. The City of Columbus must provide matching funds of $13,344.90. Ordinance 1085-2010 passed in July 2010, appropriated a total of $40,034.69 into the General Government Grant Funds of Fire to account for both the grant award and the city match.
This ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to transfer the city match of $13,344.90 from Fire's General Fund operating budget to the General Government Grant Fund and authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for EMS medical supplies from existing Universal Term Contracts established by the Purchasing office with BoundTree Medical LLC.
Bid Information: Universal Term Contracts exist for these purchases.
Contract Compliance: BoundTree Medical LLC - CC# 311739487 expires 03/17/2011.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is needed to expedite making the awarded funds available for approved grant purchases before the grant deadline.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the transfer of $13,344.90 from Fire's medical supplies General Fund operating budget to the General Government Grant fund to provide the City's share of funds for the purchase of approved grant items from BoundTree Medical LLC. The balance of the Grant funds ($16,128.00) will be used for the purchase of thirty-two universal backboard foot rests and carry straps.
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To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $13,344.90 from Fire Division's General Fund operating budget to the General Government Grant fund to account for the City's matching funds for the Safety Intervention Grant; to authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for EMS medical supplies from existing Universal Term Contracts established for such purposes with BoundTree Medical LLC, to authorize the expenditure of $23,906.69 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($23,906.69)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Fire was awarded grant funding from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation for the purchase of fire medical equipment and supplies; and
WHEREAS, the City match of $13,344.90 associated with this grant needs transferred into the Grant Fund to properly align appropriations with projected expenditures; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Division needs to purchase EMS medical supplies from a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer the City's share of the grant and make purchases before the grant expiration date for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is authorized to transfer $13,344.90 on behalf of the Fire Division, Dept/Div 30-04: as follows;
Transfer From General Fund 010|Object Level Three 2207|OCA Code 301531| Amount $13,344.90.
Transfer To General Fund 010|Object Level Three 5501|OCA Code 903005|Amount $13,344.90.
Transfer From General Fund 010|Object Level Three 5501|OCA Code 903005|Amount $13,344.90.
Transfer To Fund 220|Object Level Three 2207|OCA Code 341005|Grant No 341005|Amount $13,344.90.
SECTION 2. That the Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue purchase orders for the purchase of medical supplies in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contracts established by the Purchasing Office with BoundTree Medical LLC.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $23,906.69, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Fire Division's General Government Grant, Fund 220 Division of Fire No. 30-04, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three 2207, OCA 341005, Grant No 341005.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared 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.