Explanation
Background: The Transportation Division is responsible for routine and emergency maintenance and rehabilitation of the roadway system, snow and ice removal and control operations, the inspection of various construction projects affecting this system and the installation and maintenance of roadway signage and lighting.
To meet these responsibilities, it is necessary that division vehicles be equipped with radios. This enables greater coordination by enhancing the ability of supervisors to dispatch employees to needed locations at a moment's notice. This is of particular importance during periods of emergency street repair and snow and ice removal operations.
The Division utilizes an 800 MHz radio system operated by the Franklin County Radio System and coordinated by the Central Ohio Communication Advisory Committee. This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $73,000.00 to pay for the use of this system.
Fiscal Impact: Funds for this expenditure are budgeted in the amount of $73,000.00 within the Transportation Division's 2008 Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund appropriation. The amount for this expenditure last year was $72,000.00 authorized by ordinance 0840-2007.
Emergency passage is requested to ensure that the service is uninterrupted.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to expend $73,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund for the Transportation Division's use of the Franklin County 800 MHz radio system; and to declare an emergency. ($73,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Division is responsible for routine and emergency maintenance and rehabilitation of the roadway system and for the inspection of various construction projects affecting this system; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that these vehicles be equipped with 800 MHz radios; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division has entered into an agreement with Frankl...
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