HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 01/20/2004 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 012, 2004 APPROPRIA ITEM NUMBER: 20
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: January20, 2004
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Joe Gerdom
SUBJECT
First Reading of an Ordinance No. 012, 2004, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the
General Fund for Police Services for the State Homeland Security Program.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The Colorado Department of Public Safety, Office of Preparedness, Security, and Fire Safety has
awarded Fort Collins Police Services a grant in the amount of $259,550 for the purchase of
equipment which will enable the SWAT, Bomb, and Patrol Units to better respond to potential
weapons of mass destruction events. No matching funds are required.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Fort Collins Police Services has been awarded a grant (one of the seven cooperating agencies in
Larimer County) from the State Homeland Security Program. Of the $924,089 received by
various governments in Larimer County (Larimer County Sheriff's Office, Poudre Fire
Authority, Larimer County Health Department, Estes Park Fire Department, Estes Park Police
Department, and Colorado State University Police Department), Fort Collins Police Services has
been awarded$259,550 to purchase:
• Bomb detection, disarming, and protective equipment
• Hazmat suits and breathing equipment
• Communications equipment, and an
• Equipment storage trailer
In coordination with other area law enforcement, fire, and health agencies, Fort Collins Police
Services equipment will provide a higher level of safety for officers that respond to bomb calls
or to incidents where biological or chemical may be present.
ORDINANCE NO. 012, 2004
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND
FOR POLICE SERVICES FOR THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins Police Services has received $259,550 from the
Colorado Department of Public Safety, Office of Preparedness, Security, and Fire Safety (the
"Grant'); and
WHEREAS,the Grant will be used to purchase equipment which will provide a higher level
of safety for officers who respond to bomb calls or to incidents where biological or chemical threats
may be present; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9,of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins permits the City
Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year,
provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations,in combination with all previous
appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated
revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS,City staff has determined that the appropriation of the Colorado Department of
Public Safety,Office of Preparedness,Security,and Fire Safety Grant funds as described herein will
not cause the total amount appropriated in the General Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual
and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during the fiscal year.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the General Fund
the sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS
($259,550) for expenditure in the General Fund for Police Services Homeland Security Program.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 20th day of
January, A.D. 2004, and to be presented for final passage on the 3rd day of February, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 3rd day of February, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk