City of Columbus - File #: 0794-2007

• File #: 0794-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/10/2007
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 7/9/2007
• Final action: 7/11/2007
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to expend $75,000.00 for miscellaneous renovations of various Division of Fire facilities from the Safety Voted Bond Fund. ($75,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/11/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/10/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/9/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/9/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/25/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
6/13/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/13/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/13/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/12/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/12/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/12/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/22/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/18/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/17/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/17/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/15/2007	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/14/2007	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/14/2007	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/10/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to expend $75,000.00 for miscellaneous renovations of various Division of Fire facilities from the Safety Voted Bond Fund. ($75,000.00)

Explanation
BACKGROUND
Need: There is an immediate need to authorize the expenditure of $75,000.00 for miscellaneous renovation projects at various Division of Fire facilities from the Safety Voted Bond Fund.

Bid Information: Funds are needed for various projects under $20,000.00 that do not require contracts. The informal competitive bidding process is followed and once informal 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 is available in the Fire Division's Safety Voted Bond Fund for these purchases.

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 informal competitive bids are received, funds are encumbered against the certificate; and

WHEREAS, all expenditures from this project will be in compliance with informal competitive bid practices as set forth in the City Code; and

WHEREAS, a situation exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is necessary to provide funding for various facility renovation projects, for the immediate pres...