Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Department to make various expenditures for labor, materials, equipment, and services in conjunction with various facility improvements that are at times unplanned, but necessary at the City owned Neighborhood Health Center Facilities. Work may include small scale renovation such as electrical, HVAC, and plumbing. Often work is of an emergency nature - such as a failed heating or cooling unit, and must be addressed quickly. Establishing this Auditor Certificate enables us to react and solve problems more quickly and efficiently. All work will be done in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes.
Fiscal Impact: This legislation authorizes the appropriation of $50,000.00 from the cash reserves of the Neighborhood Heath Center Capital Reserve Fund.
Emergency action is requested so that needed maintenance and facilities upgrades may be accomplished as quickly as possible.
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To authorize the appropriation of $50,000.00 from the unappropriated balance Neighborhood Health Center Capital Reserve Fund and to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to expend up to $50,000.00 for various facility repair, upgrades, and renovations for the neighborhood health centers; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, various expected and unexpected facility renovations will likely become necessary within the City owned neighborhood health center facilities; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of an Auditor's Certificate is necessary to provide funding for these renovations is prudent; and
WHEREAS, authorizing the Director of Finance and Management Department to make expenditures for labor, materials, equipment, and services in conjunction with various maintenance and facilities upgrades that are unplanned but will be necessary for the City's neighborhood health centers will ensure these facilities keep operating; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Finance and Management Department, Real Estate Management Office and Office of Construction Management, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the aforementioned funds so that needed maintenance and repairs can be accomplished as quickly as possible, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the Neighborhood Health Center Capital Reserve Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purposes, the sum of $50,000.00 is appropriated as follows:
Dept: 45-50
Fund: 784
OCA: 784001
Project: 784001
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6620
Amount: $50,000.00
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $50,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Neighborhood Health Center Capital Reserve Fund, Fund 784, Dept-Div 45-50, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6620, to pay the cost of labor, materials, equipment, and professional services that become necessary for various facility renovations, replacements, and repairs for the City's neighborhood health centers. All work will be done in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes. City Council recognizes this ordinance does not identify the contractor(s) to whom the contract(s) will be awarded and understand its passage will give the Director of Finance and Management the final decision in determination of the lowest best responsive and responsible bidder for such contract(s). This Council is satisfied it is in the best interests of the City to delegate this contracting decision.
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper project accounting numbers as appropriate.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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.