Explanation
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 fire uniforms and turnout gear from Galls, LLC and Lion First Responder PPE Inc., respectively, 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 and turnout gear will provide replacement equipment for current division personnel. Fire uniforms consist of such items as pants, shirts, jackets, and boots; turnout gear is used by Firefighters as protective outerwear in firefighting situations.
Bid Information: Universal term contracts exist for these expenditures ~ Galls, LLC (Vendor #007478) $513,880 / Lion First Responder PPE Inc. (vendor #030657) $500,000.
Contract Compliance: Galls LLC #20-3545989 // Safety Products Holding/Morning Pride Manufacturing LLC #47-1851866
Emergency Designation: This legislation is to be declared an emergency measure to make funding immediately available for the purchase of said fire uniforms for division personnel.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $1,013,880 from the Division of Fire’s 2020 general fund budget for uniforms and PPE gear for current personnel. The Division of Fire’s general fund budget includes funding for both replacement uniforms ($965,252) and turnout gear/PPE ($695,036). However, a significant portion of Fire’s Materials and Supplies budget has been utilized to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. As such, a transfer of $650,000 from Services to Materials and Supplies is necessary in order to align current appropriation with projected expenditures.
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To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $650,000.00 within the Department of Public Safet...
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