Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $200,000.00 from the Special Income Tax Fund to the Safety Bond Fund ; to authorize the appropriation of said funds; and to authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to expend $200,000.00 for miscellaneous renovations of various Division of Fire facilities from the Safety Bond Fund.($200,000.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND
Need: There is an immediate need to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 for miscellaneous renovation projects at various Division of Fire facilities from the Safety Voted Bond Fund; a transfer of funds from the Special Income Tax Fund is necessary.
Bid Information: Funds are needed for various projects under $20,000.00 that do not require contracts. The competitive bidding process is followed and once competitive bids are received, funds are encumbered against the certificate; this has been a standard method of operation for smaller projects.
Contract Compliance: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted Amount: Various renovation projects are awaiting funding. Renovation projects consist of renovation of dormitory areas, kitchen facilities, driveways, sidewalks, roofs, and apparatus floors in the thirty-five building structures in the Division of Fire. Unencumbered cash will be available upon transfer from the Special Income Tax to the Fire Division's Safety Voted Bond Fund for this purchase.
Body
WHEREAS, the renovation of various Division of Fire facilities has been approved as part of Capital Improvement Project No. 340103 (Fire Facility Renovation); and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to provide funds for miscellaneous renovations of various Division of Fire facilities; and
WHEREAS, funds are needed for various projects under $20,000.00 that do not require contracts; and
WHEREAS, once competitive bids are received, funds are encumbered against the certificate; and
WHEREAS, all expenditures from this project will be in compliance with competitive bi...
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