Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes and directs the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for the purchase of tires for the Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division per terms and conditions of State of Ohio contracts with Wingfoot Commercial Tire and WD Tire Warehouse. The Fleet Management Division is responsible for procuring tires for approximately 3,400 on-road vehicles as well as numerous other pieces of wheeled equipment.
Fiscal Impact: The Fleet Management Division budgeted $596,700 for automotive and truck tires in the 2006 operating budget. Year to date, the Division has expended or encumbered $400,000.00 thus far in 2006. This legislation authorizes an additional expenditure of $100,000.00 with Wingfoot Commercial Tire and WD Tire Warehouse to purchase automotive and truck tires through December 2006. The Fleet Management Division spent $493,383 in 2005 and $523,650 in 2004 for the purchase of tires.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure an availability of tires for use on city vehicles.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for the purchase of tires for the Fleet Management Division per the terms and conditions of current State contracts, to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Fleet Management Services Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, State Contract STS260 is available for the purchase of automotive and truck tires, and
WHEREAS, the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, has a need to purchase tires, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, in that it is immediately necessary to issue purchase orders in for the purchase of tires and to ensure an uninterrupted purchase of tires, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare, now therefore,
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