City of Columbus - File #: 1589-2006

• File #: 1589-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/8/2006
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 10/2/2006
• Final action: 10/4/2006
• Title: To appropriate $5,423.22 within the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund; to authorize the City Attorney to expend $5,423.22 for outstanding court costs associated with the acquisition of right-of-way for the Lane Avenue Improvement project that was constructed by the Transportation Division from the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund and to declare an emergency. ($5,423.22)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/4/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/4/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/2/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/2/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/19/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/19/2006	1	Service Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/15/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/12/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/12/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/12/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/8/2006	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

The City of Columbus recently received an invoice in the amount of $5,423.22 from the Franklin County Common Pleas Court for court costs associated with the acquisition of right-of-way for the Lane Avenue Improvement project that was constructed by the Transportation Division.  This amount includes Daily Reporter fees, processing fees, miscellaneous court fees and poundage paid on all deposits that were made with the Court.  This legislation authorizes the City Attorney pay these court costs.

Fiscal Impact:  Sufficient unencumbered money to pay these costs exists in the Lane Avenue grant within the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund.   This ordinance appropriates funding and authorizes the expenditure.

Emergency action is being requested to allow this outstanding court cost bill to be paid as soon as possible.

Title

To appropriate $5,423.22 within the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund; to authorize the City Attorney to expend $5,423.22 for outstanding court costs associated with the acquisition of right-of-way for the Lane Avenue Improvement project that was constructed by the Transportation Division from the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund and to declare an emergency.  ($5,423.22)

Body

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus recently received an invoice in the amount of $5,423.22 from the Franklin County Common Pleas Court for acquisition-related court costs for the Lane Avenue Improvement project; and

WHEREAS, this bill includes Daily Reporter fees, processing fees, miscellaneous court fees and poundage paid on all deposits made with the Court; and

WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the City Attorney to expend $5,423.22 to pay these outstanding court costs; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Attorney to expend the funds necessary to pay these outstanding court costs to satisfy this payable as soon as possible, 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 from the unappropriated balance in Fund 764, the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund, and from all monies anticipated to come into said Fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, the sum of $5,423.22 be and hereby is appropriated to Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6601, OCA Code 590410 and Grant 590410.

SECTION 2.  That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon the order of the Public Service Director and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.

SECTION 3.  That the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized to expend $5,423.22, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay outstanding court costs for the Lane Avenue Improvement project that was constructed by the Transportation Division.

SECTION 4.  That the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, be and hereby is authorized to make this expenditure from Fund 764, the State Issue Two Street Projects Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6601, OCA Code 590410 and grant 590410.

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 its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.