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February 20, 2012 (Regular Meeting) Page 970 appropriating fund balance is requested. The total purchase cost is $387,000.00 including taxes and tag. Buying these units now instead of next fiscal year, will save the County a minimum of $7,000.00 - $11,000.00 each. This is based on the New NFPA 1917 Ambulance Standards which will replace the. Triple K Standards that have been in place since the 1970's. The new ambulances will replace ones that have outlived their usefulness and complies with the County's vehicle replacement policy. The notice, "Awarding a Contract to Southeastern Specialty Vehicles for Ambulances by Piggybacking a Bid Awarded Previously by Rockingham County, North Carolina" was posted to the County website on January 27, 2012. The following budget amendment utilizes fund balance to make this purchase. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner White and unanimously carried, the Board approved the piggyback of Rockingham County's bid to purchase three (3) new Type III ambulances at a cost of $125,999.00 each and adopted the following related budget amendment: Date: 2/26/2012 Amount: $387, 000 Dept. Head:David Hampton Department:EMS ❑ Internal Transfer Within Department ❑ Transfer Between Departments /Funds Q supplemental Request Purpose: The purchase of three (3) new Type III ambulances by piggybacking a bid awarded to Southeastern Specialty Vehicles, Inc. by Rockingham County, NC., using fund balance. The total purchase cost is $387,000 including taxes and tag. Buying these units now instead of next fiscal year, will save the county between $7.000 and S11.000 each due to New NFPA 1917 standards. Account Number Account Name Approved Budget I Inc Amount I Dec Amount Revised Budget 00192730 -9863 Motor Vehicles $7,512.001 $387,000.00 $394,512.00 00161710 -6901 Fund Balance Approp $12,514,401.001 $387,000.001 $12,901,401.00 (F -6) Finance - Modify Project Ordinance for Construction and Renovation FY 2012 Projects, Fund 343 Staff is requesting a modification to the Project Ordinance for Fund 343, Construction and Renovations FY 2012 Projects. This fund encompasses all the small CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) projects the County is funding for a fiscal year. These projects are ongoing and can cross fiscal years. The request before the Board is to update Section 10, Item B allowing the Manager authority to transfer amounts between functions (projects) in amounts up to $500,000.00 versus $100,000.00 in the current ordinance. Projects are estimated and at times funds may need to be transferred from one project to another to cover unexpected changes to the project plans. An example would be the Human Service Center Upfit which has been expanded to add more departments to the facility which will allow the County to sell the current Park's office. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Carruth, seconded by Commissioner White and unanimously carried, the Board adopted the following updated project ordinance: Ordinance No. 2012 -01 CABARRUS COUNTY CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION FY 12 PROJECTS CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina that, pursuant to Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the following capital project ordinance is hereby adopted: Section 1. The project authorized is the demolition of the old Cabarrus County Jail facility, resurfacing of the old jail parking lot, renovations at the Cabarrus County Human Services Building, the Governmental Center Main Area Handler project, demolition of the old Board of Elections building, replacement of the roof at the Arena, and renovation of the Kannapolis Library program room. The projects are funded by Capital Project Funds (Capital Reserve). Section 2. The officers of this unit are hereby directed to proceed with this capital project within the terms of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the budget contained herein. Section 3. The following budgeted amounts are appropriated for the projects: Demolition of old Jail and new Parking $2,000,000