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BACKGROUND: The Columbus Division of Fire received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant award from FEMA to purchase firefighting equipment and related supplies. This ordinance authorizes acceptance of the grant award and the appropriation of funds within the General Government Grant Fund.
The Division of Fire was awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant from FEMA in August of 2010. The Division of Fire has been approved to purchase foam trailers, firefighting foam, hose, nozzles and other related equipment via this grant award. These purchases will allow the Fire Division to standardize nozzles across all 34 engine companies, replace outdated hoses with new technology and replace four foam engines that are over 20 years old with four foam attack and supply trailers.
FISCAL IMPACT: The amount of the grant is $812,639.00; matching funds of $203,159.00 are required for the grant and will come from existing capital funds.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested to provide immediate funding for bids that have been solicited and are pending award.
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To authorize the Public Safety Director on behalf of the Columbus Fire Chief to accept an Assistance to Firefighters Grant award from FEMA to purchase firefighting equipment and related supplies, to appropriate $812,639.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($812,639.00)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Fire received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant award from FEMA to purchase firefighting equipment and related supplies; and
WHEREAS, this is a 80% grant that requires a 20% match from existing capital funds; and
WHEREAS, a situation exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, in that it is necessary to authorize grant acceptance and appropriate funds for the grant for the 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 Public Safety Director on behalf of the Fire Chief, be and is hereby authorized and directed to accept an Assistance to Firefighters Grant award in the amount of $812,639.00 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund, Fund No. 220, and from any and all sources estimated to come into said fund and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, the sum of $812,639.00 is appropriated to the Division of Fire as follows:
Division: 30-04, Fund: 220, Object Level 3: 6641, OCA: 341101.
SECTION 3. That from the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2, shall be paid upon order of the director of Public Safety and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
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.