Explanation
The accounts receivables collection program within the City Attorney's Claims Division hs been ongoing since 1996. At that time, the City Attorney interviewed firms that had experience with governmental accounts receivable and chose Scoliere & Associates (now known as Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson LLP) and later Capital Recovery Systems, Inc. to provide these services.
This ordinance authorizes the City Attorney to extend the current contracts with the above mentioned collection firms.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Attorney to extend contracts with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson LLP and Capital Recovery Systems, Inc.; to authorize the City Attorney to expend up to Two Hundred Seventy-Five and no/100 Dollars ($275,000) for services rendered pursuant thereto; to waive the competitive procurement provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959; and to declare an emergency. ($275,000)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 3135-96 originally authorized the City Attorney to contract with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson LLP (formerly Scoliere & Associates) and Ordinance No. 1833-98 originally authorized the City Attorney to contract with Capital Recovery Systems, Inc. for the collection of certain of the City's accounts receivables; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has annually renewed these contracts for collection services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the City's interest to continue to contract with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson LLP and Capital Recovery Systems, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Attorney's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize such agreements and payment in order to avoid interruption in services, 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 City Attorney is authorized and directed to extend a contract with Capital Recovery Systems, Inc. for a period of one year to review and collect accounts receivable of the City which the City has determined are uncollectible or where the City believes the amounts involved exceed the costs that would be expended in collection.
Section 2. That the City Attorney is authorized and directed to extend a contract with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson for a period of six months to review and collect accounts receivable of the City which the City has determined are uncollectible or where the CIty believes the amounts involved exceed the costs that would be expended in collection.
Section 3. That the provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, are hereby waived.
Section 4. That there is hereby authorized to be expended from department 2401, collection fund, fund number 295, object level 1 03, object level 3 3336, organizational cost code 241295, the sum of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) with Linebarger, Boggan, Blair & Simpson LLP and from department 2401, colelction fund, fund number 295, object level 1 03, object level 3 3336, organizational cost code 241296, the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) with Capital Recovery Systems, Inc., and the City Auditor is authorized to draw warrants upon the treasury for services thereunder upon receipt of invoices approved by the City Attorney.
Section 5. That for 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.