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To authorize and direct the transfer of $15,053.00 from the Fire Division General Fund Operating Budget to the Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund; to appropriate $50,000.00 within the Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND An agreement between the city and IAFF Local 67 resulted in the establishment of the Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund in December 2003. The agreement calls for the yearly deposit of seven percent of savings from the prior year's purchase of fire uniforms compared to the benchmark amount of $850,000 into this fund. There is now a need to transfer $15,053.00 from the Fire Division General Fund Operating Budget to the Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund to provide funding for travel for the Fire Division's Honor Guard, Pipe and Drum, CISM members, technical committees, etc. In order to expend monies from this fund, an appropriation of $50,000.00 is necessary.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance: N/A
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to make these funds available for immediate use.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is sufficient appropriation within the Fire Division's 2012 General Fund Operating Budget to accommodate this transfer of funds. Fire's budget for uniforms in 2012 will be reduced by the amount of the transfer. A total of $10,041.00 was transferred from the general fund to Fire's Quarter Master Incentive Travel fund in 2011.
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WHEREAS, there is a need to transfer $15,053.00 from the Fire Division Operating Budget to the Quarter Master Incentive Travel Fund to provide funding for travel and appropriate unencumbered cash for immediate use; and
WHEREAS, an emergency situation exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer and appropriate funds for the aforementioned purpose for the preservation of the public health...
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