Explanation
Need: To modify and increase funding on the towing contract with Metropolitan Towing and Storage, Inc. in order to continue service to the City for the towing of vehicles from city streets as requested by the Division of Police through January 31, 2006.
Amount of additional funds: $256,000.00 will be needed to fund the contract through January 31, 2006.
Reason additional needs were not foreseen: Due to higher tows and higher towing rates being increased, additional funding will be needed to continue service to the City through January 2006.
How cost was determined: Costs are based on estimated costs from February 2005 through October 2005 billings.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this modification and increase is contingent on the Department of Finance and Management's year-end city-wide transfer ordinance number 2042-2005.
Contract Compliance No.: 31-1035297
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to process payment of the December 2005 monthly towing invoice.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase the amount on the towing contract with Metropolitan Towing and Storage, Inc., to authorize the expenditure of $256,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($256,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police needs to modify and increase the amount on the towing contract with Metropolitan Towing and Storage, Inc. to continue towing service through January 31, 2006.
WHEREAS, funds from the Department of Finance will be transferred into the Division of Police's budget to modify this contract; and
WHEREAS, the increase in funding is needed as an emergency so service for the city will not be affected; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to modify and increase the amount on the current contract for the towing of city vehicles from the city streets thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare: now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to modify and increase the current contract with Metropolitan Towing and Storage, Inc. for the purpose of towing vehicles from the city streets for the Division of Police in the amount of $256,000.00.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $256,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV FUND OBJECT LEV (1) OBJECT LEV (3) OCA#
30-03 010 03 3355 300368
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.