HomeMy WebLinkAbout142 - 11/05/2013 - AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE POLICE DISPATCH RAD ORDINANCE NO. 142, 2013
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF PRIOR YEAR RESERVES IN THE
GENERAL FUND FOR THE POLICE DISPATCH RADIO CONSOLE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins Police Services (the "FCPS") dispatch console
equipment was originally purchased in 1999; and
WHEREAS, such equipment employs outdated analog technology and has reached the
end of its useful life; and
WHEREAS, the consoles need to be upgraded to an Internet Protocol ("IP") based
system with additional position expansion, to ensure software and system capacity and viability
into the future; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost for the equipment replacement is $804,658; and
WHEREAS, the funds to purchase the equipment will come from $250,000 in the
Camera Radar reserve in the General Fund and $554,658 from the existing FCPS 2013 operating
budget; and
WHEREAS, FCPS has managed its budget to fund this anticipated replacement of
operational equipment; and
WHEREAS, Article V. Section 9, of the City 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 that there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from prior year reserves in the
General Fund. the sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000) to
fund the Police Dispatch Radio Console equipment replacement.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of
October, A.D. 2013, and to be presented for final passage on the 5th day of November, A.D.
2013.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 5th day of November, A.D. 2013.
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