Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on August 14, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on August 15, 2025, authorizing a Budget Transfer Within the Department of Public Works to Cover the Emergency Rental of a Towable Generator and Cooling Unit for the Doles Center, as follows:
From:
Amount:
To:
DPW Building Maintenance - Maintenance of Parking Garages
Budget Line: A1620.431
$15,000.00
DPW Building Maintenance - Equipment
Budget Line: A1620.203
; be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A BUDGET
TRANSFER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS TO COVER THE EMERGENCY
RENTAL OF A TOWABLE GENERATOR AND
COOLING UNIT FOR THE DOLES CENTER
Whereas, in correspondence dated August 7, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works formally requested authorization for the Comptroller to effectuate the following intra-departmental transfer within the Department of Public Works budget for Fiscal Year 2025; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Works has determined that an urgent budget line transfer is necessary to address an emergency currently affecting the Doles Center Senior Program and Cooling Station; and
Whereas, a towable generator and cooling unit must be rented immediately to ensure the continued operation of vital services for senior citizens and residents utilizing the Doles Center during extreme heat conditions; and
Whereas, the funding is available within the Department of Public Works budget under the line item for Maintenance of Parking Garages (A1620.431), and the funds need to be transferred to the Equipment budget line (A1620.203) to support the emergency rental; and
Whereas, the City Council has reviewed the justification for the transfer and acknowledges the necessity of acting promptly to ensure public safety and well-being; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
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