Explanation
In accordance with figures projected in the third quarter financial review, it is necessary to transfer projected character 01 surpluses within the Parking Violations Bureau's 2006 budget to other characters to offset other projected deficits within the appropriation to provide for the necessary expenditures for the remainder of the year.
ACS State and Local Solutions provides violation processing services for the City of Columbus. The Contract Compliance number for ACS is 131996647. In accordance with the 2006 quarterly budget review an additional $90,000 is available for the modification of this contract.
The remaining $30,000 is being transferred to Character 06 for the purchase of 2 vehicles for the Parking Enforcement section of the division. It has been over 5 years since any new vehicles have been purchased and the current fleet has vehicles over 10 years old still in operation. The maintenance and upkeep costs of these older vehicles are starting to exceed their value and thus, are in need of replacement. The 2 new vehicles will be purchased separately via the City's universal term contracts.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer funds within the General Fund; to authorize the City Treasurer to modify and increase the existing contract with ACS State and Local Solutions to provide parking violations processing services in the amount of $90,000, and to declare an emergency ($120,000).
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WHEREAS: A need exists in the daily operation of the Parking Violations Bureau that it is necessary to transfer funds among characters within the budget to reflect projected expenditures in the third quarter financial review, and;
WHEREAS: a need exists in the daily operation of the Parking Violations Bureau in that it is necessary to modify and increase contract EL005906 with ACS State and Local Solutions for parking violation processing services, and;
WHEREAS: the remaining transferred funds will be used to acquire 2 vehicles off the City's UTC's, and;
WHEREAS: an emergency situation exists in the usual daily operation of the Parking Violations Bureau, division of the City Treasurer, in order to meet the necessary year end budget requirements it is immediately necesary to transfer funds for the aforementioned purposes, for the preservation of 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 Auditor is hereby authorized to direct the appropriation and transfer of $120,000 as follows:
Transfer From:
SUB- DEPT- OBJ
FUND DIV NAME OCA LEVEL AMOUNT
01-100 23-03 Parking Violations 230301 1101 $60,000
01-100 23-03 Parking Violations 230303 1101 $60,000
Transfer To:
SUB- DEPT- OBJ
FUND DIV NAME OCA LEVEL AMOUNT
01-100 23-03 Parking Violations 230301 3336 $90,000
01-100 23-03 Parking Violations 230301 6650 $30,000
Section 2. That the City Treasurer be and is hereby authorized to modify Contract EL005906 with ACS State and Local Solutions, by increasing the contract amount by $90,000.
Section 3. That the expenditure of $90,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from the General Fund, Sub fund 010, City Treasurer, Department No 23-03, OCA Code 230301, Object Level One, 03, Object Level Three, 3336 to pay the cost thereof.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is 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.