Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the transfer within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division internal service fund of $90,000 in order to continue with its daily operations. This transfer is necessary to cover the costs associated with higher demand for postage than was contemplated in the Information Services Division's 2003 appropriations.
FISCAL IMPACT: Savings within the Information Services Division's 2003 budget for equipment is available for this transfer. Expenditures associated with this transfer ordinance were projected in the third quarter review and will be recovered through information services internal service cost recovery system.
EMERGENCY: There is an immediate need to transfer $90,000 from within the Information Services Division internal service fund in order for the division to continue operations through the remainder of 2003.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $90,000 within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division internal service fund, and to declare an emergency. ($90,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the transfer of $90,000 from within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division internal service fund in order to continue with its daily operations, and
WHEREAS, this transfer is necessary to cover a higher level of demand for postage which was not contemplated in the 2003 budget appropriations, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Technology, Information Services Division internal services fund, through savings within its equipment budget have made funds available for this transfer, and
WHEREAS, the expenditures associated with this transfer will be recovered through the cost recovery system, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exits in the usual daily operation of the Department of Technology in that it is immediately necessary to transfer $90,000 from within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division internal service fund in order to support daily operations, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1: That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $90,000 between objects within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division internal service fund, Department/Division number 4702, fund 514, subfund 001, from oca 280768, object level 1 - 6, object level 3 - 6649 to oca 281824, object level 1 - 3, object level 3 - 3322.
SECTION 2: That the monies in the foregoing Sections 1 shall be paid upon order of the Director of the Department of Technology, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4: 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.