File #: O-099-24    Version: 2 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 2/27/2024 In control: Public Service Department
On agenda: 3/13/2024 Final action: 3/13/2024
Title: Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $82,000 from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund for the Division of Urban Beautification - Forestry Operations for the purchase of a new tree planting truck; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for purchase; and declaring an emergency.
Attachments: 1. TUFC Approval to purchase Tree Planting Truck.pdf

 

Label

PUBLIC SERVICE02282024 VEHICLE PURCHASE

Urban Beautification

Dennis Kennedy (x1234)/ Megan Robson (x2306)

Revised

 

Title

Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $82,000 from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund for the Division of Urban Beautification - Forestry Operations for the purchase of a new tree planting truck; authorizing the Mayor to accept bids and award contracts for purchase; and declaring an emergency.

 

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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:

This Ordinance authorizes expending an amount not to exceed $82,000 from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund for new vehicle purchase.  Funds area available for expenditure from the Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund. Vehicle to be purchased and estimated price is below:

 

Department -Division

Vehicle

Estimates

Budget

 

 

 

 

DPS Urban Beautification

Flatbed truck

$82,000

$82,000

 

Summary

NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:

 

                     SECTION 1. That an amount not to exceed $82,000 is authorized for expenditure from Toledo Urban Forestry Commission Trust Fund, Account Code 2090-60500-7T71508STDSTD for the purchase of a new flatbed truck for tree planting for the Division of Urban Beautification. 

 

                     SECTION 2.  That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts and/or enter into an agreement using cooperative purchasing or state term contracts for the purchase of vehicles and equipment specified in Section 1, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Public Service and the Director of Law.

 

SECTION 3. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw their warrant or warrants against the Account Code in Section 1 in payment of the above authorized obligations in an amount not to exceed $82,000 upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.

 

                     SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that the same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for further reason that the Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to allow the timely replacement of aging fleet vehicles.

 

                     Vote on emergency clause:  yeas _____, nays _____.

 

                     Passed:  _________________, as an emergency measure:  yeas _____, nays _____.

 

 

Attest:  ________________________                                              __________________________________

                            Clerk of Council                                                                           President of Council

 

                     

Approved:  _____________________                                          __________________________________

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Mayor

 

 

                     I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.

 

 

Attest:  ________________________

                    Clerk of Council