Explanation
BACKGROUND
Need: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety, Division of Police, to modify and extend the contract with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. for the purpose of providing maintenance for the helicopters that the Division of Police operates. The original contract, DL013049 has the option to renew and this would be the second year of the contract. Current contract expires in March 2008.
Contract Compliance No: 31-0864866, Expires 02/13/2010
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so that the current contract may be continued without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: $732,819.00 has been budgeted in the Police's General Fund budget in 2008 for helicopter maintenance. $732,819.00 was encumbered for 2007.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and extend the contract for helicopter maintenance with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. for the Division of Police; to authorize the expenditure of $732,819.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($732,819.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of Public Safety, Division of Police, needs to have a contract for helicopter maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the current contract has the option to renew for a second year with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, emergency legislation is requested so that the current contract may be continued without interruption; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to modify and extend the contract for helicopter maintenance thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Safety, be and is hereby authorized and directed to modify and extend the contract with Helicopter Minit-Men, for helicopter maintenance for police helicopters for th...
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