Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need: The Division of Fire received a grant from Wal-Mart, Inc. for the Safe Neighborhood Heroes Grant program. The funds will be used to partially fund the purchase of a personal computer and software to be located in Fire Station #34. The equipment will tie into the city network system. It is now necessary to accept the grant award and appropriate the funds.
B. Bid Information: N/A
C. Contract Compliance: N/A
D. Emergency Designation: It is necessary to appropriate said funds so they may be spent in a timely manner.
2. FISCAL IMPACT: This grant money will partially fund this equipment and software purchase. The remaining balance will be funded from the Columbus Division of Fire General Fund budget.
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To authorize the Columbus Fire Chief to accept a grant award from Wal-Mart, Inc. for the Safe Neighborhood Heroes Program, to appropriate $1,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Special Revenue Private Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interest for the Fire Chief to accept a grant award for the Division of Fire from Wal-Mart, Inc. for the Safe Neighborhood Heroes Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate funds for said grant; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, in that it is necessary to authorize and direct the grant acceptance and appropriation of funds 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 Fire Chief be and he is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award in the amount of $1,000.00 from Wal-Mart, Inc. for the Safe Neighborhood Heroes Program.
Section 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Special Revenue Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, 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, 2007, the sum of $1,000.00 is appropriated to the Division of Fire as follows:
Division: 30-04, Fund: 291, Object Level 3: 2193, OCA Code: 346010, Amount: $1,000.00.
Section 3. That the monies in 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 to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.