Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need: The Division of Fire received a grant announcement from the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation informing us that a Little Annie Four Pack of CPR training manikins has been ordered for Columbus Fire. It is now necessary to accept this grant award.
B. Bid Information: N/A
C. Contract Compliance: N/A
D. Emergency Legislation: This is emergency legislation because the EMS training section of the Division of Fire would like to begin using this training equipment once it is delivered.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
This is an equipment donation grant and there is no matching requirement. This equipment donation is valued at $670.00.
Title
To authorize the Columbus Fire Chief to accept a grant award from the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation for a Little Annie Four Pack of CPR training manikins for the Division of Fire, and to declare an emergency.
Body
Whereas, the Columbus Division of Fire uses CPR training manikins to teach the techniques of cardio pulmonary resuscitation; and
Whereas, the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation has ordered four Little Annie CPR training manikins for the Division of Fire; and
Whereas, emergency legislation is necessary to enable the training section of the Division of Fire to utilize these training manikins once they are delivered; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the daily operations of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Fire Chief to accept this grant for CPR training manikins 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 of the City of Columbus be and he is hereby authorized and directed at accept a grant award from the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation for a donation of four Little Annie CPR manikins.
Section 2. 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 its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.