Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities, to enter into a grant agreement with the Franklin County Historical Society, dba COSI, for a partnership to contribute to COSI’s Earth Day Celebration and Science Festival and Columbus Water and Power’s Children’s Water Festival. It also authorizes the City Auditor to make payment for the grant.
The goal of the partnership is to collaborate on community engagement and education through various events hosted by each entity.
The agreement was agreed to prior to certification of availability of funds by the City Auditor, and the events have already occurred.
SUPPLIER:
Franklin County Historical Society dba COSI| EIN on file | D365 Vendor #006091 | Expired 5/14/2024 (pending update) |
The vendor is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$10,000.00 This was an unbudgeted expense but the public utilities operating funds can defer other budgeted items to cover it.
$0.00 was spent in 2025
$0.00 was spent in 2024
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to promptly reimburse the vendor for events that have already occurred as the procedural errors are no fault of the vendor.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to make payment to the Franklin County Historical Society per the terms of the already agreed to partnership agreement; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into said partnership agreement; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $10,000.00 between object classes within the Public Utilities’ operating funds; to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 from those operating funds; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities wishes to partner with the Franklin County Historical Society, dba COSI, to collaborate on community engagement and education through various events hosted by each entity; and
WHEREAS, the partnership was agreed to prior to certification of availability of funds by the City Auditor; and
WHEREAS, Section 5705.41 (D)(1) of the Ohio Revised Code provides that in certain circumstances a political subdivision may authorize payment on a contract executed without prior certification by the City Auditor; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now has before it a certificate from the City Auditor certifying there was at the time of making the agreement and at the time of the execution of such certificate a sufficient sum appropriated for the purpose of such agreement and in the treasury or in process of collection to the credit of an appropriate fund free from any encumbrances (a “then and now certificate”); and
WHEREAS, less than thirty days have passed since the City Council’s receipt of the certificate from the City Auditor; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to satisfy the obligations of the partnership agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities has a need to transfer $10,000.00 between object classes within the 2026 Director’s Office operating fund budget, and funds for these transfers have been identified and are available in each of the utility operating fund’s object class 03, Professional Services; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure of $10,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from the Public Utilities’ operating funds, split among the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds per the accounting codes attached to this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Public Utilities in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Public Utilities Operating Funds and issue payment for an outstanding partnership agreement obligation, and to authorize the expenditure of said obligation and to retroactively authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into the partnership agreement with the Franklin County Historical Socierty; all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; and, NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That City Council hereby acknowledges receipt of the “then and now certificate” from the City Auditor and authorizes and directs the City Auditor to authorize payment to the Franklin County Historical Society per the invoice approved by the Department Director (or designee) in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.
SECTION 2. That the Director of Public Utilities is authorized to enter into the partnership agreement with the Franklin County Historical Society to collaborate on community engagement and education through various events hosted by each entity. The partnership covers COSI’s Earth Day Celebration and Science Festival and the Department of Public Utilities’ Children’s Water Festival.
SECTION 3. That the transfer of $10,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized between Object Classes within the Public Utilities Operating Funds (Fund 6000 Water Operating Fund, 6100 Sewerage System Operating, 6200 Storm Sewer, 6300 Electricity Operating Fund) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $10,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from the Public Utilities’ operating funds, split among the Electricity, Water, Sanitary Sewer, and Stormwater Operating Funds per the accounting codes attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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 6. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 7. 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.