Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes an increase in the amount of the imprest petty cash operating fund for cash drawers, from $100.00 to $250.00 per drawer for an amount not to exceed $2,250.00, in the Department of Development, Building Services Division. The existing petty cash fund for cash drawers, in the amount of $100.00 per drawer is insufficient to insure the availability of change for cash transactions. In addition, the legislation increases the number of cash drawers from four (4) to nine (9).
FISCAL IMPACT: The 2007 Budget for the Building Services Division can accommodate the increase in the petty cash fund.
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To provide for an increase in the amount of $150.00 in the imprest petty cash operating fund per cash drawer and to increase the number of cash drawers from four (4) to nine (9) in the Department of Development, Building Services Division; and to authorize the expenditure of $1,850.00 from the Building Services Fund. ($1,850.00)
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WHEREAS, the existing cash drawer fund in the Department of Development, Building Services Division is insufficient to handle the number of cash customers served by the Customer Service Center; and
WHEREAS, the number of cash drawers is also insufficient to handle the number of staff processing customer transactions there; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes an increase in the amount of the imprest petty cash operating fund for cash drawers, from $100.00 to $250.00 per drawer for an amount not to exceed $2,250.00, in the Department of Development, Building Services Division; and
WHEREAS, the existing petty cash fund for cash drawers, in the amount of $100.00 per drawer is insufficient to insure the availability of change for cash transactions. In addition, the legislation increases the number of cash drawers from four (4) to nine (9); now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the imprest petty cash fund for cash drawers as presently provided to the Department of Development, Building Services Division be increased by $1,850.00 to a total not to exceed $2,250.00
Section 2. That the City Auditor shall upon receipt of a voucher approved by the Development Director provide an additional sum not to exceed $1850.00 from the Development Services Fund, Fund 240, Building Services Division, Division No. 44-03, Object Level Three 5520, OCA Code 440371 for use in the daily operation of the cash drawer functions of the Building Services Division.
Section 3. That the imprest petty cash fund for cash drawers hereby be increased from a total of $100 to $250 per cash drawer shall be operated by the Administrator of the Building Services Division or by an employee designated by him who shall keep an accurate accounting of such monies.
Section 4. That the number of concurrently operable cash drawers within the Division of Building Services be increased from four (4) to nine (9).
Section 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.