Title
To authorize and direct the transfer and appropriation of $227,074.00 from the Safety Bond Fund to the General Government Grant Fund to provide grant matching funds; and to declare an emergency. ($227,074.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND This ordinance authorizes and directs the transfer and appropriation of $227,074.00 from the Safety Bond Fund to the General Government Grant Fund to provide grant matching funds for the Division of Fire's grant award from FEMA for the purchase of mobile data computers and portable radios. Ordinance 2083-2005 passed 12/12/2005 accepted the grant from FEMA in the amount of $908,296.00.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance: N/A
Emergency Designation: This legislation is to be considered an emergency measure since it is imperative that grant matching funds be provided in the General Government Grant Fund in a timely fashion in adherence to the grant provisions.
FISCAL IMPACT: Unencumbered funds are available within the Safety Bond Fund for this grant match.
Body
WHEREAS, funds are needed to accommodate a grant match for a grant award from FEMA for the Fire Division to purchase mobile data computers and portable radios; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer funds for the aforementioned purpose 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 sum of $227,074.00 be and is hereby transferred as follows:
From: Safety Bond Fund 701, OCA Code 644559, Project 340101 Apparatus Replacement, OL1 Code 06, OL 3 Code 6644
To: Safety Bond Fund 701, OCA Code 644559, Project 340101 Apparatus Replacement, OL1 Code 10, OL 3 Code 5501
From: Safety Bond Fund 701, OCA Code 644559, Project 340101 Apparatus Replacement, OL1 Code 10, OL 3 Code 5501
To: General ...
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