Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to purchase one (1) Ford Transit van on behalf of Columbus City Council to be utilized for community engagement purposes.
Columbus City Council holds dozens of public events each year, including Council Community Meetings, the Summer Splash Series, and others where residents have an opportunity to engage with their elected officials. The new vehicle will allow Council to expand its presence in the community and to provide a mobile space for constituent services.
The purchase will be made from existing purchase agreement PA004790
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into contract with George Byers and Sons Inc. for the purchase of one (1) Ford Transit van; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($60,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council holds dozens of public events each year, including Council Community Meetings, the Summer Splash Series, and others where residents have an opportunity to engage with their elected officials; and
WHEREAS, Council desires to purchase a vehicle, through the City Clerk, that will allow Council to expand its presence in the community and to provide a mobile space for constituent services;
WHEREAS, the City an existing purchase agreement with George Byers and Sons, Inc., for which a competitive bidding process was undertaken, under which Council desires to purchase a Ford Transit van to be used for Council-constituent purposes; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Clerk, on behalf of City Council, is authorized to enter into purchase contract, under the existing purchase agreement PA004790, with George Byers and Sons Inc. for the purchase of one (1) Ford Transit van in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and ...
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