Explanation
1. Background:
A. Need: The City of Columbus, Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire has been awarded a sub-recipient grant by the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency. This is part of the State Homeland Security Grant Program. Funds for this program were received from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Domestic Preparedness. The grant, in the amount of $30,000.00, is to purchase two bomb suits that will support emergency response during a terrorist event.
B. Bid Information: N/A
C. Contract Compliance: N/A
D. Emergency Designation: It is desirable to have authorization to begin the purchase of this item since the term of the grant has already begun.
2. Fiscal Impact: There is no impact to the General Fund because this is a 100% grant with no match requirement.
Title
To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a Sub-Recipient Grant Award from the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency under the State Homeland Security Grant Program for the purchase of two bomb suits for the Division of Fire, to authorize the appropriation of $30,000.00 from the General Government Grant Fund, and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire has been awarded a sub-recipient grant by the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency, and
WHEREAS, the funds will be used to purchase two bomb suits , and
WHEREAS, emergency legislation is required because the grant term ends in September of 2005 and the purchasing process should begin as soon as possible, 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 Mayor to accept this grant and to appropriate 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 Mayor of the City of Columbus be and is hereby authorized and directed to accept a State Homeland Security Grant Program Sub-Recipient grant award of $30,000.00 from the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency.
Section 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, the sum of $30,000.00 is appropriated as follows:
Division: 30-04, Fund 220, Object Level 3 6641, Grant Number 344015, OCA Code 344015
Section 3. 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.