Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service recently purchased light duty trucks. These trucks will be used for daily operations of the Division of Planning and Operations, which include spreading salt and plowing streets during winter months. To perform these operations it is necessary to acquire snow plows and salt spreaders for these trucks.
The winning bidder has not yet been determined for this equipment, but it is necessary to authorize a transfer of appropriation between object levels within fund 266 in order to provide sufficient funding in the proper object level. This ordinance authorizes this transfer of cash and appropriation and the purchase of this equipment for the Division of Planning and Operations. The selection of the vendor for this equipment will be completed in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is currently $25,056.00 on AC030252-002 already legislated for equipment. The remaining $45,944.00 will be moved from OL2 in Fund 266 into OL6 in Fund 266 and the expenditure authorized in this ordinance.
Title
To authorize the transfer of cash and appropriation in the amount of $45,944.00 within the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund; To authorize the expenditure of $45,944.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund and $25,056.00 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund from an existing Auditor's Certificate for the purchase of Snow Plows and Salt Spreaders for the Division of Planning and Operations; and to declare an emergency. ($71,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service recently purchased light duty trucks for its daily operations which include salting and plowing roadways during the winter months; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to purchase snow plows and salt spreaders for this purpose;
WHEREAS, funding for this equipment is available on an existing Auditor's Certificate(AC030252-002) within the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund and within the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 0633-2009 established funding for this Auditor's Certificate and ordinance 1241-2009 amended 0633-2009 to change appropriation levels to provide sufficient budget authority for facility projects; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 0633-2009 dictated the expenditures from this AC will be incrementally authorized, and
WHEREAS, to utilize the funding within the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, cash and appropriation within that fund must be transferred to the appropriate object level; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of these monies from both of these funds for this purchase; and
WHEREAS, The selection of the vendor for this equipment will be completed in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the Department of Public Service in that these purchases are necessary in order for these snow plows and salt spreaders to be available this winter season; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the expenditure of $45,944.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary be authorized from Fund 266, the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, Dept./Div. 59-11; OCA Code 591126; Object Level 01-03 Codes 06-6651, for the purpose of acquiring snow plows and salt spreaders for Division of Planning and Operations vehicles.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $25,056.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary be authorized from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund, Dept./Div. 59-11; OCA Code 591117; Object Level 01-03 Codes 06-6651, Auditor Certificate #AC030252-002 for the purpose of acquiring snow plows and salt spreaders for Division of Planning and Operations vehicles.
SECTION 3. That the transfer of cash and appropriation between Object Level One appropriation codes within the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, Fund 266, be and hereby is authorized as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Object Level One Code 02, Object Level Three Code 2197, OCA Code 591126, $45,944.00
TRANSFER TO:
Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6651, OCA Code 591126, $45,944.00
SECTION 4. 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 its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.