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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdditional Appropriation $11,374.00 Services Personal Fire DepartmentWHEREAS, the City of South Bend has entered into an agreement with Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Inc. to furnish, install and maintain for use by the City a complete Special Emergency Reporting PBX system; and WHEREAS, additional funds are needed to pay installation costs of $2,115.00 and monthly charges for four months at $2,314.75; and WHEREAS, a surplus exists in another account where it is not presently needed and more specifically as follows; to -wit: $11,374.00 in Account Q -11, "Services Personal ". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I. That the sum of $11,374.00 be transferred from Account Q -11, "Services Personal ", and transferred and appropriated to Account Q -263, "Other Contractual Services ", both accounts being within the General Fund. SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, its approval by the Mayor and the fulfillment /�f all statutory require- ments for emergency appropriations. � Member of the Common Council Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on the 12th day of April , 1971. "7 Presiding Officer of the Common Council ATTEST: City Clot Presented by me to the Mayor of the 15th day of April , A. M. the City of South Bend, Indiana, on 1971, at the hour of 9 o'clock, Th's Ordiriance approved and signed by me on the day of 1971, at the hour of 'clock, MAY R ITY OF SOUTH BEND W N =1 (� ..y M m it ORDINANCE NO. 5289 -71 .- ca C14 1 J °_ N AN ORDINANCE FOR AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION w Z �rH r, IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,374.00 FROM ACCOUNT Q -11, ? N "SERVICES PERSONAL ", TO ACCOUNT Q -263, "OTHER p 1— u LL z 9 '+ CONTRACIUAL SERVICES ", IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET, ALL BEING WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. v �'E Q o Zsince � W W ¢ WHEREAS certain extraordinary conditions have developed - the adoption of the existing annual budget so that it is now necessary to appropriate more money than was appropriated in the annual budget for the various functions of City Government to meet such extraordinary conditions; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has entered into an agreement with Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Inc. to furnish, install and maintain for use by the City a complete Special Emergency Reporting PBX system; and WHEREAS, additional funds are needed to pay installation costs of $2,115.00 and monthly charges for four months at $2,314.75; and WHEREAS, a surplus exists in another account where it is not presently needed and more specifically as follows; to -wit: $11,374.00 in Account Q -11, "Services Personal ". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I. That the sum of $11,374.00 be transferred from Account Q -11, "Services Personal ", and transferred and appropriated to Account Q -263, "Other Contractual Services ", both accounts being within the General Fund. SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, its approval by the Mayor and the fulfillment /�f all statutory require- ments for emergency appropriations. � Member of the Common Council Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on the 12th day of April , 1971. "7 Presiding Officer of the Common Council ATTEST: City Clot Presented by me to the Mayor of the 15th day of April , A. M. the City of South Bend, Indiana, on 1971, at the hour of 9 o'clock, Th's Ordiriance approved and signed by me on the day of 1971, at the hour of 'clock, MAY R ITY OF SOUTH BEND Tontmittu Irport (To tke 11amum Tanurd of tfle (Ittg of #out# Ieub: April 12, 1971 Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred AN ORDINANCE FOR AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,374.00 FROM ACCT. Q -110 "SERVICES PERSONAL ", TO ACCT. Q -263, "OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ", IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET, ALL BEING WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion the Council as favorable. ......... ,....... m. the Ordinance go to Chairman INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE ALARM SYSTEM The administration has been investigating for several years the feasibility of improving the fire alarm system. Two major points have been considered. 1. The potential for reducing the number of false alarms 2. Providing a better system at a lower overall cost. After months of investigating the Bell Telephone Alarm System, the administration is now proposing that the City enter into a contract with Bell Telephone for its system. In order to implement the change from our present Gamewell System the following time schedule has been developed. Board Of Public Works Approve Bell Telephone Agreement 3 -15 -71 Submit Appropriation Ordinance of $11,374* to Council 3 -22 -71 Submit Resolution to Ratify Agreement (Bell /City) 3 -22 -71 Adopt Resolution 3 -22 =71 Public Hearing and Passage of Appropriation Ordinance 4 -12 -71 Completion of Installation and Cut -Over from Gamewell to Bell Target Date 9 -1 -71 * Installation $2,115.00 4 Months C $2,314.75/mo. 9,259.00 11,374.00 A comparison of costs and savings on an annual basis following the completed installation is as follows: COST OF BELL SYSTEM: 168 Call Boxes $18,648 Switchboard & Private Lines 5,664 Trunk Lines, Etc. 3,465 Total $27,777 INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE ALARM SYSTEM PAGE II COSTS ELIMINATED - PRESENT SYSTEM: Material *Lineman 2 C 11,940 *Private Reduction of B/N Chief to Captain Equipment Depreciation Total SAVINGS - ANNUALLY 8,000 23,880 10,350 848 2,646 45,724 $_17,947 *Includes minimal cost of retirement at $2,000 per man per year. Other points to be considered are as follows: 1. Personnel reductions cannot be effected the first year since the present complement would be required for the major task of removing approximately 270 miles of overhead wire and removal of pedestals and boxes not replaced by the Bell System. 2. No provision has been made for the installation of a visual back -up system to the Bell System. The cost of such a back -up system, if required, would be $500 per month. 3. It is possible that for the 2nd full year of operation a fourth person could be reduced from the Fire Department com- plement at an additional savings of $10,350 per year. James A. Bickel J — March 16, 1971 MAP I n :? i'' KATHRYN L. cl,r aERIK, Sour,l s::.•_�,