Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract the with Franklin County Engineer’s Office for snow and ice removal services. It also authorizes the reimbursement of up to $450,000 to the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for snow and ice removal services for the 2015-2016 winter season with funds from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, Fund 266.
In order to maximize operating efficiencies, county and city forces occasionally service portions of the others’ roadways that lie within their respective jurisdictions. Under this agreement, each entity is responsible for tracking the labor, equipment and materials used in order to determine the cost for all snow plow and ice removal activities performed. The county typically services more City of Columbus roadways than the city services county roadways. The entities settle up once each year, and this payment represents the estimated net amount due to the county.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of up to $450,000.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, Fund 266.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested so as to provide reimbursement to the Franklin County Engineer’s Office at the earliest time possible in the interest of good inter-jurisdictional relations.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for snow and ice removal services; to authorize the expenditure of up to $450,000.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for snow and ice removal services during the 2015-2016 winter season; and
WHEREAS, in order to maximize operating efficiencies, County and City forces occasionally service portions of the others’ roadways; and
WHEREAS, each entity is responsible for tracking the labor, equipment and materials used in order to determine the cost for all snow plow and ice removal activities performed; and
WHEREAS, the county typically services more City of Columbus roadways than the city services county roadways; and
WHEREAS, the entities settle up once each year and this payment represents the estimated net amount due to the county; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the expenditure of up to $450,000.00 within the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund; and
WHEREAS, this expenditure is necessary to reimburse the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for snow and ice removal services for the 2015-2016 winter season; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, in that it is immediately necessary to encumber and appropriate requisite funding to permit the city to reimburse the county for snow and ice removal services in a timely fashion, thereby preserving 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 Public Service be and hereby is authorized to enter into contract with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for reimbursement for snow and ice removal services rendered by the County Engineer on city streets during the 2015-2016 winter season for the Division of Infrastructure Management in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00.
SECTION 2. That for the purposes of paying the cost of this contract, the expenditure of up to $450,000.00 be and hereby is authorized from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, Fund 266, Department No. 59-11, Division of Infrastructure Management, Object Level One Code 03, Object Level Three Code 3375 and OCA Code 591126.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.