City of Columbus - File #: 1252-2009

• File #: 1252-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/17/2009
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 10/5/2009
• Final action: 10/8/2009
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase the contract for helicopter maintenance with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $440,292.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($440,292.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/8/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/6/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/5/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/5/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/25/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/25/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/25/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/25/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/25/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/24/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/24/2009	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/24/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
9/24/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/24/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/23/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/23/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2009	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/17/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/17/2009	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND: To authorize the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase the contract with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. for the purpose of providing maintenance for the Police helicopters.  The current contract will expire in March 2010.

Contract Compliance No: 31-0864866, Expires 02/13/2010

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so that the current contract may be continued without interruption.

FISCAL IMPACT:  This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $440,292.00 from the Division of Police 2009 General Fund operating budget for helicopter maintenance.  The Division spent $732,819.00 in 2007 and $732,819.00 in 2008 for this service.  The Division of Police budgeted $562,010 in the 2009 General Fund budget for this expense.  The Division has already encumbered $100,000.00 for this fiscal year.  

Title

To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase the contract for helicopter maintenance with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $440,292.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency.   ($440,292.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the Director of Public Safety, Division of Police, needs to have a contract for helicopter maintenance; and

WHEREAS, additional funds need to be added to the current contract with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to modify and increase the contract for helicopter maintenance thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; 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 modify and increase the contract with Helicopter Minit-Men for helicopter maintenance for the Division of Police.

SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $440,292.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:

| DEPT 30-03 | FUND 010 | OBJ LEV 1 (03) | OBJ LEV 3 (3378) | OCA 300707 |

SECTION 3. 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.