Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0455-2010 creates a new department of Building & Zoning Services with the objective of delivering better customer services to the building industry. As a part of that department creation, this legislation transfers all funding and outstanding encumbrance balances within the Development Services Fund 240 from the Department of Development to the Department of Building and Zoning Services.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to transfer funding and outstanding encumbrances from the Department of Development to the Department of Building and Zoning Services. The amount transferred will be determined by the City Auditor and the transferred amount when combined with monies already encumbered or spent through April 30, 2010 will not exceed the 2010 Development Services Fund budget as established for the department. The authorized transfer will be between departments but will not be between object level ones.
Emergency action is requested so that the transfer of funds will be made on the effective date of the creation of the new department, May 1, 2010.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer all unencumbered balances and outstanding encumbrances within the Development Services Fund from the Department of Development to the Department of Building and Zoning Services; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0455-2010 creates a new department of Building & Zoning Services with the objective of delivering better customer services to the building industry; and
WHEREAS, as a part of that department creation, this legislation transfers all funding and outstanding encumbrance balances within the Development Services Fund 240 from the Department of Development to the Department of Building and Zoning Services; and
WHEREAS, the amount transferred will be determined by the City Auditor and the transferred amount when combined with monies already encumbered or spent through April 30, 2010 will not exceed the 2010 Development Services Fund budget as established for the department; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is requested so that the transfer of funds will be made on the effective date of the creation of the new department, May 1, 2010; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to transfer funding, outstanding encumbrances, and petty cash funds from the Department of Development to the Department of Building and Zoning Services; all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer all remaining unencumbered balances and outstanding encumbrances within the Development Services Fund, Fund 240, Department 44-03, to Department 43-01.
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $3,050.00 in the imprest petty cash fund from the Department of Development, Building Services Division to the Department of Building and Zoning Services and that the petty cash funds shall be administered by the Director of Building and Zoning Services or an employee so designated by him/her, which shall keep an accurate accounting of such monies.
Section 3. That the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services is hereby authorized, as the successor upon reorganization, to administer all contracts and to act for and in behalf of the city and with all the powers and authority originally granted to the Director of Development with respect to all authority being transferred to the new department.
Section 4. That the transfers and authority included within this ordinance shall be made effective May 1, 2010.
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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.