Title
Approval To Purchase Pole Mounted Christmas Decorations
Summary
DESCRIPTION OF TOPIC: (who, what, when, where, why, and how much)
Approval to purchase pole mounted Christmas decorations
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Please provide the amount requested: 23,670.00_______
Is this a budgeted item? Yes
Please provide the budgeted amount: $_18,000 + $10,000 transfer_ Account No. _01-619-7100 _
If budgeted, is this a capital purchase, capital project, or special fund? capital purchase____________
Was this item included in the Fiscal Year Capital Projects Plan? No
If yes, please provide the amount included in Capital Projects Plan: $___________
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WHEREAS, there is $10,000 budgeted for cobra light pole decorations and $6,000 for new over-the-road skylines under Expense Account 01-619-7100, and
WHEREAS, $2,160 was approved to install step-down transformers from the budget for cobra light pole decorations and 144 old cobra pole decorations were declared surplus and auctioned off, and
WHEREAS, The Beautification Board recommends that the $6,000 for new skylines should instead go towards the purchase of new pole decorations, and
WHEREAS, due to the utilities savings over the past year the Beautification Board Utilities Account is projected to be $10,000 under budget and request to transfer that amount to the Capital Outlay Account for Decorations - New and to decrease the FY15 budget by the same amount.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves the transfer of $10,000 from Beautification Board Account No. 01-619-2010 (Utilities) to Beautification Board Account No. 01-619-7100 (Decorations - New).
SECTION 2: Approves the purchase of twenty-seven (27) 8' Zig Zag Trees and thirty-eight (38) 5' wreaths not to exceed $23,670.00 from Northern Lights Display under Account No. 01-619-7100 (Decorations-New).
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.