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To establish a special revenue fund entitled "Fire Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund" for the Division of Fire and to authorize the acceptance of internal funds from savings realized as a result of the Fire Quarter Master system; to transfer and appropriate $10,000.00 into the Fire Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund; and to declare an emergency.($10,000.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND
NEED: The Division of Fire seeks to establish a special revenue fund entitled, "Fire Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund", which is authorized to accept internal funds from savings realized as a result of the Fire Quarter Master system. The Quarter Master system was established by the Fire Division as an alternate clothing issuance practice.
The purpose of the above special revenue fund is to transfer funds saved from the implementation of the Fire Division's Quarter Master system into a special revenue fund for travel expenses for the Fire Division's Honor Guard, Pipe and Drum, CISM members, technical committees, etc.
The Fire Division will comply with all current Travel Regulations as set forth by the City Auditor.
The fund will be funded in the initial amount of $10,000.00 to be transferred and appropriated in from the Division of Fire's 2003 General Fund Budget.
At the end of each year, 7% of the savings of General Fund dollars budgeted versus dollars spent via the Quarter Master system for clothing issuance will be transferred into the above fund. Travel expenses from this fund shall be issued only by cooperative agreement between the Fire Chief and IAFF Local 67 Union President, subject to the approval of the Public Safety Director.
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FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for the Fire Division's Quarter Master system for clothing issuance are budgeted in the Division's General Fund Budget; proceeds from the aforementioned savings will be transferred into this special fund to provide for travel for Fire Division personnel as detailed above.
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WHEREAS, the Division of Fire seeks to establish a special revenue fund entitled, "Fire Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund", which is authorized to accept internal funds from savings realized as a result of the Fire Quarter Master system for clothing issuance; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the above special revenue fund is to transfer funds saved from the implementation of the Fire Division's Quarter Master system into a special revenue fund for travel expenses for the Fire Division's Honor Guard, Pipe and Drum, CISM members, technical committees, etc.; and
WHEREAS, the fund will be funded in the initial amount of $10,000.00 to be transferred and appropriated in from the Division of Fire's 2003 General Fund Budget; and
WHEREAS, at the end of each year, 7% of the savings of General Fund dollars budgeted versus dollars spent via the Quarter Master system for clothing issuance will be transferred into the above fund; and
WHEREAS, travel expenses from this fund shall be issued only by cooperative agreement between the Fire Chief and IAFF Local 67 Union President, subject to the approval of the Public Safety Director; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to establish said special revenue fund, for the immediate 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 a special revenue fund entitled "Fire Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund", which is authorized to accept internal funds from savings realized as a result of the Fire Quarter Master system for clothing issuance.
Section 2. That the purpose of the above special revenue fund is to provide for travel expenses for the Fire Division's Honor Guard, Pipe and Drum, CISM members, technical committees, etc.
Section 3. That the amount of $10,000.00 be transferred and appropriated as follows:
Transfer From: Dept./Div. #30-04 Fire Division; General Fund 010; Object Level 1 10; Object Level 3 5501; OCA 903005; $10,000.00.
Transfer To: Dept./Div. #30-04 Fire Division Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund, Special Revenue Fund.
Section 4. That the Division of Fire is hereby authorized to accept 7% of the savings of General Fund dollars budgeted versus dollars spent via the Quarter Master system for clothing issuance at the end of each fiscal year.
Section 5. That the Fire Chief and IAFF Local 67 Union President are hereby empowered to issue travel expenses from this fund, in accordance with the City Auditor's Travel Guidelines, subject to the approval of the Public Safety Director.
Section 6. 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.