Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, Division of Traffic Management, Division of Refuse Collection, Division of Design and Construction, Division of Parking Services and the Director’s Office is seeking permission to waive relevant sections of City Code section 329 dealing with the sale of personal property in order to donate used clothing items to local nonprofit charitable organizations. These items have little to no value and would be otherwise discarded. Employees who end employment with the City of Columbus often turn in or leave behind gently used clothing items. The Department feels that donating these items to charity rather than discarding them helps to better support the community and falls in line with the Departments values.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to allow for the donation of used clothing items to various local nonprofit charitable organizations and to waive relevant sections 329 of the Columbus City Code relating to the Sale of City-owned Personal Property as it applies to this transaction.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This action has no fiscal impact to the city.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to allow for the donation of gently used clothing items to various local nonprofit charitable organizations; and to waive relevant sections of Columbus City Code 329 relating to the sale of city-owned personal property.
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, Division of Traffic Management, Division of Refuse Collection, Division of Design and Construction, Division of Parking Services and the Director’s Office is seeking permission to waive relevant sections of City Code section 329 in order to donate used clothing items to local nonprofit charitable organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Department feels that donating these items to charity rather than discarding them helps to better support the community and falls in line with the Departments values; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the donation of these items and to waive relevant sections of Columbus City Code 329 relating to the sale of city-owned personal property; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public service to authorize the Director of Public Service to allow for the donation of gently used clothing items to various local nonprofit charitable organizations; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service is hereby authorized and directed to allow for the donation of used clothing items to various local nonprofit charitable organizations.
SECTION 2. That the relevant sections of City Code Chapter329 relating to the sale of city-owned personal property be waived from this transaction.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.