Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Division of Fire's General Fund Budget, from the Transfer line item to Material and Supplies, to properly align current appropriation with projected expenditures for the remainder of 2013. Personnel and Supplies funds for a Fire recruit class were budgeted in the Division of Fire's Transfer line item. This ordinance is to transfer the funds for Materials and Supplies in order to purchase training materials and uniform items.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance: N/A
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested as the transfer of funds is needed immediately for the continued purchase of training materials and fire gear for firefighters and for recruits who start training in 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the transfer of $245,840.00 within the Fire Division's 2013 General Fund operating budget. The Division of Fire budgeted $18,375.00 for training materials and $227,465.00 for uniform/turnout gear, boots, gloves, and helmets for firefighter recruits in 2013.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Division of Fire's General Fund Budget, from the Transfer line item to Materials and Supplies, for the purchase of recruit training materials and recruit uniforms, and to declare an emergency. ($245,840.00)
Body
WHEREAS , it is necessary to transfer funds within the Division of Fire's General Fund Budget, from Transfers to Material and Supplies, to properly align appropriation with projected expenditures; and
WHEREAS, training materials and uniforms are necessary items for the incoming firefighter recruits, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer said funds for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $245,840.00 between Object Levels within the Division of Fire's 2013 General Fund (Fund 10) budget as follows:
From: Dept/Div 30-04|Fund 010|OCA Code 903005|Object Level One 10|Object Level Three 5501 ~ $245,840.00
To: Dept/Div 30-04|Fund 010|OCA Code 301531|Object Level One 02|Object Level Three 2213 ~ $18,375.00
To: Dept/Div 30-04|Fund 010|OCA Code 301531|Object Level One 02|Object Level Three 2221 ~ $122,465.00
To: Dept/Div 30-04|Fund 010|OCA Code 301531|Object Level One 02|Object Level Three 2222 ~ $105,000.00
SECTION 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.