Explanation
BACKGROUND: To authorize the Development Director to enter into contract with Levin, Driscoll & Fleeter and expend up to thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) for the purpose of consulting on cost-based fee structuring for Building Services Division and One-Stop Shop and to waive competitive bid.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are funds available within the 2004 budget allocation for this expenditure.
Emergency action is required so that the recommendations can be included in any fee schedule adjustments in 2005.
Title
To authorize the Development Director to enter into contract with Levin, Driscoll & Fleeter for technical consulting on cost-based fee structures for Building Services Division and One-Stop Shop; to authorize the expenditure of $35,000.00 from the Development Services Fund; to waive competitive bid; and to declare an emergency. ($35,000.00)
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Whereas, the Building Services Division is an integral part of the One-Stop Shop; and
Whereas, one of the base concepts of the One-Stop Shop was fees would be tied to cost of operation; and
Whereas, the Development Services Council and Building Services Division want to ensure best practices are in place to achieve this result; and
Whereas, the best way to ensure "best practices" is to have third party review of procedures being used to capture data; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract and to waive competitive bid to ensure any alteration to practices is in place prior to completing a fee schedule review. all for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Development Director is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Levin, Driscoll & Fleeter for cost-based fee structure review and to waive competitive bid.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $35,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Building Services Division, Division 44-03, Fund 240, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA Code 440370.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble thereto, 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.