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1252-2025

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with Bell Textron Inc. for the purchase of two Bell 505 Basic Aircraft for the Division of Police; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize an amendment to the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation of $5,940,233.00 from the General Fund, Income Tax Set-Aside Subfund; to authorize the transfer of $5,940,233.00 between funds; to authorize the expenditure of $5,940,233.00 from the Public Safety Taxable Debt Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($5,940,233.00)

Ordinance Passed Introduced May 5, 2025

What this record is

Held by
Bell Textron Inc
Amount
$5.94M
Runs until
Not stated in the agenda text — the term is normally in the signed agreement, attached to the original item ↗
Type
contract
Field
Public safety

public safety contracts in OH that end within a year →
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Committee
Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee
Requested by
Safety Drafter
Introduced
May 5, 2025
On agenda
June 23, 2025
Passed
June 27, 2025

Where it was heard

Columbus City Council Jun 23, 2025 Approved Pass

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