Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to amend three contracts with Marcia A. Davis dba Higher Ground Commercial Maintenance to reflect a Federal Identification Number (FIN) change.
The change in Federal Identification Number is necessary as the FIN originally utilized by Higher Ground Commercial Maintenance at the time of initial contracting for services differs from the FIN that was reported at the time of 2009 tax filing with the Internal Revenue Service. In order to continue providing funds to the vendor for work completed on their contracts in both the General Fund and Community Development Block Grant Fund pursuant to contracts EL009267, EL009706 and EL009681, it is necessary to change the FIN to reflect as reported on all official tax declarations.
Emergency action is necessary to allow the Department of Development to process payments to the vendor for work completed as previously contracted and for any and all work completed during the remainder of their contract as stipulated without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend three weed abatement services contracts with Marcia A. Davis dba Higher Ground Commercial Maintenance to reflect a change in the Federal Identification Number (FIN); and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus established the Weed Abatement Program; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Development wishes to amend three weed abatement service contracts with Marcia A. Davis dba Higher Ground Commercial Maintenance to reflect a change in the Federal Identification Number (FIN); and
WHEREAS, the change in the Federal Identification Number is necessary to reflect the currently established Federal Identification Number as utilized by Marcia A. Davis dba Higher Ground Commercial Maintenance for taxation reporting purposes, promoting the continued provision of weed abatement services; and
WHEREAS, continued weed abatement services are necessary to provide for safe and healthy community properties throughout the city; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary to allow the weed abatement vendor to provide services to the community without interruption; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to amend said contracts to enable the continuation of weed abatement services in good standing with all City, State and Federal Taxation reporting guidelines, in order to preserve 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 Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to amend weed abatement service contracts EL009267, EL009681, and EL009706 with Marcia A. Davis dba Higher Ground Commercial Maintenance to reflect a change in the Federal Identification Number (FIN) from 26-1359853 as previously stated on contractual documents to a new FIN of 30-0803018.
Section 2. 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.