Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of $30,000.00 from the unappropriated monies in the Hazardous Material Incidents Reimbursement Fund to provide funds for the purchase of material, equipment, and maintenance services on equipment needed for hazardous material incidents.
The Division of Fire responds to hazardous material incidents and has a need to replace material and equipment, and obtain maintenance services on the equipment used at these incidents. This fund has been established for donations and collections from invoices associated with hazardous material incidents. The type of items purchased with these funds are chemical resistant suits, gloves, eye protection and boot covers.
This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of these funds to reimburse costs incurred by the Fire Division for the aforementioned programs in an amount not to exceed cash received from said reimbursements.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance: N/A
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to make these funds available for immediate use.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of $30,000.00 in the Hazardous Material Incidents Reimbursement Fund for the Division of Fire. Monies deposited into this funds are received from incidents involving hazardous materials clean up and disposal. The current cash balance in this fund is approximately $30,000.00. Approximately $16,000.00 was appropriated in 2013 for Hazardous Materials response supplies and services from this fund. There is no impact on the General Fund for this legislation. Actual and anticipated receipts into the said funds are estimated to be sufficient to support this appropriation.
Title
To authorize an appropriation of $30,000.00 from the unappropriated monies in the Hazardous Material Incidents Reimbursement Fund for the Division of Fire, to provide funds for supplies, equipment, and maintenance services needed for hazardous material incidents, and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, a Hazardous Material Incidents Reimbursement Fund has been established to provide funds for supplies and equipment needed for hazardous material incidents; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to appropriate those funds received for the purpose of purchasing necessary supplies, equipment, and maintenance equipment; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate said funds for the Division of Fire so that they may purchase supplies, equipment, and maintenance services for hazardous material incidents for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated cash balance and from any and all sources estimated to come into said fund and unappropriated for any other purpose, the following sums are appropriated to the designated codes in the Public Safety Department 30, Fire Division #30-04, Hazardous Material Incidents Fund #223, Sub Fund #075, OCA Code 632034, as follows:
* OL3 Code 2250 ~ $20,000.00
* OL3 Code 3375 ~ $10,000.00
SECTION 2. That all funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this sub-fund are hereby deemed appropriated in an amount not to exceed cash in the sub-fund.
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in Section 2 shall be paid upon order of the Public Safety Director 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 the Public Safety Director be and hereby is authorized to expend these monies or so much thereof as may be needed to fund the aforementioned purchases on behalf of the Division of Fire for the City of Columbus.
SECTION 5. 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.