City of Columbus - File #: 0605-2011

• File #: 0605-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/8/2011
• In control: Public Safety & Judiciary Committee
• On agenda: 4/25/2011
• Final action: 4/27/2011
• Title: To authorize the Columbus Fire Chief to accept a grant award from State Farm Insurance for the purchase of smoke detectors for the Fire Division distribution program, to appropriate $2,500.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Special Revenue Private Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($2,500.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/27/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/27/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/25/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/25/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/15/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/15/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/15/2011	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/15/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
4/15/2011	1	Safety Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
4/14/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/14/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/14/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/14/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/14/2011	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/13/2011	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/13/2011	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/8/2011	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Columbus Fire Chief to accept a grant award of $2,500.00 from State Farm Insurance under its Good Neighbor Citizenship (GNC) grant program. The funds will be used to purchase smoke detectors for the smoke detector distribution program.

FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the Fire Chief to accept a grant and the City Auditor to appropriate a total of $2,500.00 in the Special Revenue Fund Private Grants for the purchase of smoke detectors for distribution by Columbus Fire Fighters. There are no required city matches for these grants.

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION: The Fire Division needs to replenish its stock of smoke detectors and use the funds before the grant expiration dates.


Title
To authorize the Columbus Fire Chief to accept a grant award from State Farm Insurance for the purchase of smoke detectors for the Fire Division distribution program, to appropriate $2,500.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Special Revenue Private Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($2,500.00)


Body
WHEREAS, the Columbus Division of Fire received a grant award of $2,500.00 from State Farm Insurance for the purchase of smoke detectors for the smoke detector distribution program, and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus for the Fire Chief to accept these grants, and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate funds from these grants in order to purchase smoke detectors, and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize and direct the grant acceptance and appropriation of funds to enable the timely purchase of the items needed before the grant deadline for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare: Now, therefore

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

SECTION 1. That the Columbus Fire Chief be a...