City of Columbus - File #: 1458-2006

• File #: 1458-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/8/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/11/2006
• Final action: 9/14/2006
• Title: To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order for telephone services from an existing Universal Term Contract established for such purpose by the Purchasing Office with AT&T, to authorize the expenditure of $60,000.00 from the General Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($60,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/14/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/13/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/11/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/11/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
8/28/2006	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/28/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/28/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
8/25/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/24/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/24/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
8/24/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/24/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/23/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/23/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/23/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/23/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/22/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/21/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/18/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/16/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/8/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Title

To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order for telephone services from an existing Universal Term Contract established for such purpose by the Purchasing Office with AT&T, to authorize the expenditure of $60,000.00 from the General Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($60,000.00)

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

Need:                     This legislation is to authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order for telephone services from an existing Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office with AT&T for such purpose.

Bid Information:                     A Universal Term Contract exists for these services.

Contract Compliance:                     363258076

Emergency Designation:                     Emergency action is requested as funds are needed immediately to ensure these services can continue without interruption.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Budgeted Amount:                                          Funds are available within the Division's current 2006 Operating Budget for these services.

Body

WHEREAS,                     there is a need to purchase telephone services from unencumbered cash exiting in the Division of Fire's 2006 General Fund Budget; and

WHEREAS,                     a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office exists for these services; and

WHEREAS,                     an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase said telephone services, for the immediate preservation of 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 Finance Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order for telephone services in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office with AT&T for such purpose.

Section 2.                     That the expenditure of $60,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the General Fund, Fund 10, Division of Fire No. 30-04, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3320, OCA 301531.

Section 3.                     That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared 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.