Explanation
NEED: The Division of Fire was awarded a Safety Intervention Grant by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) to purchase medical equipment and supplies designed to reduce injuries associated with the performance of fire and EMS duties. With the Safety Intervention program, private and public employers are eligible for a 2-to-1 matching grant, up to a maximum of $40,000. The Fire Division's award was for $26,689.79 to purchase the following times: Universal Footrest for Backboards and Patient Transporter Extension, Soft Medic Packs and Carry Straps for lifting and pivoting patients. City of Columbus matching funds of $13,344.90 will be expended from the Fire Division's medical supplies budget.
This ordinance is to authorize the Director of Public Safety to accept the Fire Safety Intervention Grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation and to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate the total of the grant and matching funds of $40,034.69 in the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Funds.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is needed to process the acceptance documents in a timely manner for the grant, and to expedite making the awarded funds available for approved grant purchases.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the acceptance of a grant by the Director of Public Safety and the appropriation by the City Auditor of $40,034.69 within the Safety Grant Fund. The matching funds of $13,344.90 will be provided from the Division of Fire's medical supplies budget.
Title
To authorize the Public Safety Director to accept a Fire Safety Intervention Grant award from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation for the purchase of various medical equipment and supplies; to authorize an appropriation of $40,034.69 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Fire; and to declare an emergency. ($40,034.69)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Divisi...
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