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A resolution appropriating the amount of $22,848,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the purchase of equipment and building repairs for various departments of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.
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Be it resolved by the Council of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $704,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Davidson County Election Commission for equipment.
Section 2. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $3,000,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office for building repairs and equipment.
Section 3. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $450,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Department of Finance for equipment.
Section 4. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $3,250,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Department of General Services for building repairs and equipment.
Section 5. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $6,928,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for Information Technology Services for equipment.
Section 6. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $150,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for Justice Integration Services for equipment.
Section 7. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $750,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department for equipment.
Section 8. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $2,000,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for Metropolitan Parks and Recreation for building repairs and equipment.
Section 9. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $1,270,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for Metropolitan Public Health for building repairs and equipment.
Section 10. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $800,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Metropolitan Sports Authority for equipment.
Section 11. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $500,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Metropolitan Water - Waste Services for equipment.
Section 12. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $900,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT) for equipment.
Section 13. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $470,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Nashville Farmers Market for building repairs and equipment.
Section 14. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $1,676,000.00 from the General Fund Reserve Fund for the Nashville Public Library for building repairs and equipment.
Section 15. As required by Ordinance No. 086-1534, information justifying the appropriations is set forth in the "General Fund Reserve Fund (4% Fund) Information Sheets" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 16. Where applicable, the Purchasing Agent shall procure equipment and repairs specified in the attachments in accordance with the established purchasing procedures; provided that purchases of computer equipment and software hereunder shall be based upon a recommendation from the appropriate department and the Information Systems Director.
Section 17. The Director of Finance may schedule acquisitions authorized herein to ensure an appropriate balance in the Fund.
Section 18. This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution appropriates $22,848,000 from the General Fund Reserve Fund (4% Fund) to 14 departments for various purchases of equipment and building repairs. Section 6.14 of the Metropolitan Charter requires that 4% of all the general fund revenue of the General Services District be set aside each year solely for the purchase of equipment and building repairs.
Ordinance No. O86-1534 and Section 5.04.015.F of the Metro Code require that allocations from the 4% Fund each be supported by information sheets, which are attached to the resolution. The information sheets detail the cost of the equipment or building repairs, whether the cost is related to a replacement, the age of the equipment being replaced, and the estimated life of the equipment. The resolution further provides that “the Director of Finance may schedule acquisitions authorized herein to ensure an appropriate balance in the Fund.”
The following departments would receive funding:
• Davidson County Election Commission -- $704,000 for voting machines and related equipment
• Davidson County Sheriff’s Office -- $3,000,000 for roof repairs, miscellaneous equipment, and miscellaneous repairs and maintenance
• Department of Finance -- $450,000 for Treasury R12 Enhancement - Banking, a replacement grants application management system, and technology upgrades for Procurement
• Department of General Services -- $3,250,000 for fleet - new and replacement vehicles and assessor - office improvements
• Department of Information Technology Services -- $6,928,000 for end-of-life data center equipment and Microsoft enterprise agreement
• Justice Integration Services -- $150,000 for replacement end-of-life server
• Metropolitan Nashville Police Department -- $750,000 for end-of-life network file storage system
• Department of Parks and Recreation -- $2,000,000 for various equipment and supplies for playgrounds/park system, repairs/resurfacing of basketball and tennis courts systemwide, and upgrade of parks lighting systemwide
• Department of Health -- $1,270,000 for equipment and repairs at Metro Animal Care and Control, air monitoring equipment, building repair at forensic medical center, replacement equipment for forensic medical, animal transit truck inserts, building repairs and maintenance for South Nutritional Center, building repairs and maintenance for Woodbine Clinic, spirometry audiometer EKG and other medical equipment at Lentz Health Center, and building repairs at East Health Center
• Sports Authority -- $800,000 for First Horizon Ball Park - Field Lighting - LED replacement
• Department of Water -- $500,000 for Waste Services - Carts - Recycle and Trash
• Nashville Department of Transportation -- $900,000 for bridge lighting and winter equipment
• Farmers Market -- $470,000 for miscellaneous major maintenance/equipment/roof repairs
• Nashville Public Library -- $1,676,000 for facilities master plan - miscellaneous repairs/major maintenance systemwide