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To authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 for the Safety Voted Bond Fund for various facility renovations for the Fire Division; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Division of Fire to make various expenditures for labor, materials, and equipment in conjunction with various facilities improvements that are unplanned but will be necessary. Work may include any type of renovation of Division of Fire facilities such as electrical, HVAC, plumbing, or general maintenance to administrative buildings or fire stations. All work will be based on three estimates obtained from qualified contractors and will not exceed $20,000 per job.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested to allow these projects to proceed in a timely manner and to allow the financial transactions to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up-to-date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $50,000 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund. There is sufficient funding in the Safety Voted Bond fund for these various facility renovations.
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WHEREAS, various unexpected facility renovations will likely become necessary within the Public Safety Department, Division of Fire, and
WHEREAS, it will become necessary for the Public Safety Department, working with the Finance and Management Office of Construction Management, to use capital funds for these facility renovations, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Safety Department, Division of Fire, in that it is immediately necessary to have funds available for these necessary renovations so that these projects may proceed in a timely manner, and to allow financial transactions to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible, thereby preserving the public health, peace, p...
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