Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order to Arrow Energy to purchase jet fuel for the Police Division helicopters based on the current universal term contract. Helicopters are used to patrol the airspace above the City of Columbus and will be flying an average of 500 hours per month. The average fuel burn is approximately 25 gallons per hour. To fund this purchase this ordinance also authorizes additional appropriation of drug seizure funds in order to procure this jet fuel, which will permit the helicopters to continue full operations through February 2009.
Bid Information: Based on contract FL002872 in accordance with the response to Solicitation SA001757, an universal term contract was established with Arrow Energy, Inc.
Contract Compliance No.: 38-2872167, expires 02/06/2009
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to purchase jet fuel to keep the Division's fleet of helicopters flying their normal flight hours.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance appropriates and authorizes an additional $200,000.00 of State Law Enforcement Seizure Fund for the purchase of jet fuel for the Police helicopters. These additional funds are necessary due to the increase in the cost of jet fuel.
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To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to establish a purchase order with Arrow Energy, Inc. for the purchase of jet fuel for the Division of Police, to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $200,000.00 from the Law Enforcement Seizure Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)
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WHEREAS, contract FL002872 established an universal term contract with Arrow Energy, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to fly turbine helicopters for the patrol of the airspace for the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, a contract was awarded to Arrow Energy, Inc. for the purchase of jet "A" fuel in accordance with the terms and conditions of universal term contract FL002872; and
WHEREAS, an additional appropriation of law enforcement seizure funds is needed to purchase this extra jet fuel; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract for jet fuel and to appropriate funds for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to establish a purchase order with Arrow Energy, Inc. for the purchase of jet "A" fuel for the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, based on the universal term contract with Arrow Energy, Inc.
SECTION 2 That funds in the Law Enforcement Seizure Funds be appropriated as follows:
FUND 219|SUB-FUND 002|OBJ LEVEL(1) 02|OBJ LEVEL(3) 2248| OCA# 301838|AMOUNT$200,000.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $200,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
|DIV 30-03 | FUND 219 | OBJ LEVEL (1) 02 | OBJ LEVEL (3) 2248 | OCA 301838|
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 its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.