HomeMy WebLinkAbout107 - 10/16/2007 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE AND PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND TO PURCHASE AN ORDINANCE NO. 107, 2007
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT REVENUE AND PRIOR
YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND TO PURCHASE AN ARMORED
RESCUE VEHICLE FOR POLICE SERVICES
WHEREAS, Fort Collins Police Services has identified a need for a vehicle with the
capability to move and protect people from injury resulting from gunfire or explosives; and
WHEREAS,the Fort Collins Police Services Special Weapons and Tactics Team is deployed
30 to 50 times a year to serve high risk narcotics warrants, respond to armed suspects who are
threatening the safety of Fort Collins citizens and to resolve occasional hostage situations; and
WHEREAS,Police Services has applied for federal grant funding from the Law Enforcement
Terrorism Prevention Program and the State Homeland Security Program the past three years and
has received two grants (the"Federal Grants")to purchase an armored rescue vehicle; and
WHEREAS,the chosen armored rescue vehicle is being purchased through a federal General
Services Administration contract and its total cost, including shipping, is $203,529; and
WHEREAS, the following funding sources have been identified:
2005 Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program Grant $ 64,888
2005 State Homeland Security Program Grant $ 12,755
Larimer County Drug Task Force Reserves $ 48,000
2007 Police Operating Budget $ 77,886
Total $203,529
and
WHEREAS,the Federal Grants and the Larimer County Drug Task Force Reserves need to
be appropriated for expenditure; 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,
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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 have determined that the appropriation of the Federal Grants 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 any fiscal year;
and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 9,of the Charter permits the City Council to appropriate by
ordinance at any time during the fiscal year such funds for expenditure as may be available from
reserves accumulated in prior years, notwithstanding that such reserves were not previously
appropriated.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated grant revenue in the
General Fund the sum of SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-THREE
DOLLARS ($77,643) for expenditure in the General Fund to purchase an armored rescue vehicle.
Section2. That there is hereby appropriated from prior year reserves in the General Fund
the sum ofFORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS($48,000)for expenditure in the General Fund
to purchase an armored rescue vehicle.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 2nd day of
October, A.D. 2007, and to be presented for final passage on th h day of October, A.D. 2007.
Mayo
ATTEST:
4u' CC / s
Chief Deputy City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 16th day of er, A.D. 2007.
Mayo
ATTEST:
City Clerk