Ordinance 16-35 Budget Amendment to Purchase of Two Used Police Vehicles From the Police Fleet Reserves

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

                                                            City Manager

ORDINANCE 16-35

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE FY 2016 OPERATING BUDGET BY AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $65,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO USED POLICE VEHICLES FROM THE POLICE FLEET RESERVES AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS.

WHEREAS, Police officers put many miles on their vehicles and need to respond quickly to incidents which demands dependable and high functioning vehicles; and

WHEREAS, The department is currently operating two vehicles with over 150,000 miles and another five vehicles with over 100,000 miles on them; and

WHEREAS, Vehicles are often out of service for maintenance which is costly and compromises the officers’ ability to respond to calls; and

WHEREAS, The Homer Police Department requested two new patrol vehicles in the 2016 capital budget cycle that were denied due to budget uncertainty; and

WHEREAS, An amount of $85,000 was transferred into the Police Fleet Reserves account in the 2016 budget process to cover the anticipated and necessary future expense of vehicle replacement for the department; and

WHEREAS, The opportunity to purchase two used vehicles from the State of Alaska due to the dismantling of the Bureau of  Highway Patrol Traffic Team is available if the City acts quickly; and

WHEREAS, Purchasing used vehicles and re-purposing existing equipment in the vehicles will allow the City to purchase the vehicles at substantial savings.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The City Council hereby amends the FY 2016 Operating Budget by appropriating $65,000 from the Police Fleet Reserves for the purchase of two used patrol vehicles.

Expenditure:

Account                                   Description                                                                  Amount

152-0382                                  Two patrol vehicles                                                  $65,000

Section 3. This is a budget amendment ordinance, is temporary in nature, and shall not be codified.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA this ___day of _______, 2016.

                                                                                          CITY OF HOMER

                                                                                          _____________________

                                                                                          MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

___________________________

JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:

NO:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Hearing:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

_________________________                                                          ____________________________

Mary K. Koester, City Manager                                                          Holly C. Wells, City Attorney

Date: ____________________                                                          Date: ________________________

Fiscal Note: $65,000 from Police Fleet Reserves.