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CASE <br /> <br />CONSIDER.~TION OF BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF <br />TWENTY-FINE REPLACEMENT HELMETS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />By: Jessie L. Hart, Finance Officer <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The Fire Board r~et on Wednesday, August 17, 1994, and added to their agenda that evening a <br />request to replac~the existing helmets that the fire fighters currently wear. It was brought to the <br />attention of the B/oard by the Fire Chief that, while these helmets were one of the best when they <br />were originally p{archased, they are no longer legal, do not meet OSHA standards, and have no <br />structural integrit~ when battling enclosed structure fires. <br /> <br />Replacement of the helmets was not requested in the 1994 Adopted Budget, nor in the 1995 <br />Proposed Budget! Therefore, the Fire Board is recommending that this request, 25 helmets at a <br />cost of $100 each~ ($85 helmet; $15 reflective lettering), or a total cost not-to-exceed $2,500, be <br />considered by the ~inance Committee as a 1994 budget amendment. <br /> <br />Due to the dollars~generated in the building area, there appears to be sufficient dollars to allow for <br />an increase of $2,~500 to line item #42261-2220 for the purpose of acquiring 25 helmets for the fire <br />department. <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommenda Committee approval of the purchase of 25 replacement helmets at a cost not-to- <br />exceed $2,500 through the adoption of the attached resolution. <br /> <br />Committee Action: <br /> <br />Motion to recommend City Council adopt the Resolution Authorizing a Budget Amendment for the <br />Purchase of Twen~ty-Five Replacement Helmets for the Fire Department. <br /> <br />Reviewed By: <br /> <br />City Administrato~ <br />Finance Officer <br />Fire Chief <br /> <br />FC: 09/12/94 <br /> <br /> <br />