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BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate universal term contract purchase agreement(s) on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire for the purchase of uniforms from Galls, LLC as required for approval by City Council in order for the division to expend more than $100,000.00, per City Code Section 329.19(g), for the Division of Fire. These uniforms will provide replacement equipment for current division personnel, as well as new equipment for incoming recruits. Fire uniforms consist of such items as pants, shirts, jackets, and boots.
Bid Information: Universal term contract(s)/purchase agreement(s) exist for these expenditures ~ Galls, LLC (Vendor #007478 / PA006862 / 11-30-2026) $100,000.00
Emergency Designation: Public Safety is requesting this legislation be declared an emergency measure to make funding immediately available for the purchase of said fire uniforms for division personnel to avoid potential supply chain delays so there is no interruption in supplies.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Division of Fire’s 2024 General Fund budget for uniforms for current personnel. The Division of Fire’s general fund budget includes funding for uniforms; $950,000.00 has been encumbered via general budget reservations thus far this year for the purchase of uniforms. Expenditures for uniforms were approximately $1.05M in 2023, and $800,000 in 2022.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate universal term contract purchase agreement(s), on behalf of the Division of Fire, for the purchase of uniforms from Galls, LLC; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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