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 and the installation and maintenance of roadway signage and lighting.
To meet these responsibilities, the Division employs an extensive and varied fleet of vehicles. In order to maximize usage of the fleet, it is necessary that these vehicles be equipped with radios. This enables greater coordination of fleet units by enhancing the ability of supervisors to dispatch vehicles 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. A contract for this purpose was entered with the Franklin County Public Facilities Department on February 13, 1998. This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $75,000.00 to pay for the use of this 800 MHz radio system.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $75,000.00 in the 2005 Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund appropriation for the use of the Franklin County Radio System. The Transportation Division spent $64,127.00 and $66,806.76 in 2003 and 2004, respectively, for this service.
Emergency action is requested so that payment may be made to Franklin County as soon as practical.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to render payment to Franklin County, Ohio, for the Transportation Division's use of the Franklin County 800 MHz radio system; to authorize the expenditure of $75,000.00 from the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund for this purpose, and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Division is responsible for r...
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