Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need: The Columbus Division of Fire received a grant award from the Ohio Division of EMS to purchase airway equipment. It is necessary to accept the grant and appropriate the funds.
B. Bid Information: N/A
C. Contract Compliance: N/A
D. Emergency Designation: We are currently in the grant cycle and the purchase needs to be completed within a 120 day period from grant award notification.
2. FISCAL IMPACT: This is a 100% grant however the item to be purchased will require a minor supplement from the General Fund, expected not to exceed $200.00, because estimated cost exceeds the total grant amount.
Title
To authorize the Columbus Fire Chief to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio Division of EMS for the purchase of airway equipment for the Division of Fire, to appropriate $2,124.83 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($2,124.83)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest for the Fire Chief to accept a grant award for the Division of Fire for the purchase of airway equipment from an "Airway Equipment Grant" from the State of Ohio, Division of EMS;and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate funds for said grant; and
WHEREAS, emergency legislation is required because the grantor is requiring a 120 day turnaround time from the grant award until completion of equipment purchase; 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 grant 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 to accept a grant award in the amount of $2,124.83 from the State of Ohio Division of EMS for the purchase of airway equipment.
Section 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund, Fund No. 220, 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, 2004, the sum of $2,124.83 is appropriated to the Division of Fire as follows;
Division 30-04, Fund 220, Object Level 1, 02, OCA Code 344006, Amount $2,124.83.
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.