Explanation
This legislation authorizes a decrease in the authorized amount of the imprest petty cash operating fund and number of cash drawers for the Administration and Customer Service sections of the Department of Building and Zoning Services. These changes are to account for the reduction of in-person cash transactions accepted by the Customer Service Center, as most business activity is now occurring online. This ordinance will reduce the imprest petty cash operating fund by $1,450.00, from $3,650.00 to $2,200.00, and decrease the number of cash drawers by four (4), from ten (10) to six (6), to align with the current and forecasted staffing levels necessary for the acceptance of customer transactions.
FISCAL IMPACT: The excess petty cash will be deposited to the Development Services Fund. ($1,450.00)
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To decrease the imprest petty cash operating fund by $1,450.00; and to reduce the number of petty cash drawers by four (4) in the Administration and Customer Service sections of the Department of Building and Zoning Services. ($1,450.00)
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WHEREAS, the existing imprest petty cash drawer fund in the Customer Service section of the Department of Building and Zoning Services is excessive for the current and forecasted number of cash customers served by the Customer Service Center; and,
WHEREAS, the number of currently operable cash drawers is in excess of the number of trained staff necessary to process customer transactions; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to decrease the amount of the imprest petty cash operating fund to an amount not to exceed $2,200.00 in the Administration and Customer Services sections of the Department of Building and Zoning Services; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to decrease the number of cash drawers to an amount not to exceed six (6) in the Department of Building and Zoning Services; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the imprest petty cash fund presently utilized by the Administration and Customer Service sections of the Department of Building and Zoning Services be decreased from $3,650.00 to a total not to exceed $2,200.00 which will continue to be operated by the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services or by their designee who shall keep an accurate accounting of such monies.
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services will deposit the excess $1,450.00 into the Development Services Fund.
SECTION 3. That the number of concurrently operable cash drawers within the Customer Service section of the Department of Building and Zoning Services shall be decreased from ten to six.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.