Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Division of Water has used a contractor to provide utility cut repairs. Recently the Purchasing Office has made the materials available that are used in these repair under city wide UTC's. Now our employees can make these repair and better manage the projects. Due to these changes, we need to transfer funds from object level 03 (Services) to object level 02 (Supplies) within the Water Systems Operating Funds
It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner to allow the immediate transfer of funds to cover the Divisions materials and supply needs for the remaining of the year.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies are being transferred within the same fund, therefore, there is no net fiscal impact of this action.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer appropriations within the Water Systems Operating Fund to align budget authority with projected expenditures; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, anticipated expenditures for Supplies necessitates the transfer of funds within the Water System Operation Fund, and
WHEREAS, available appropriation in Object Level 03 can be transferred to Object Level 02;and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the City in that it is immediately necessary to transfer appropriation within the Water Operations Fund for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor be and hereby authorized and directed to transfer $300,000 within the Water Systems Operating Fund as follows:
FROM TO
Dept/Div 60-09 60-09
Fund 600 600
Object Level 1 03 02
OCA 602730 602730
Object Level 3 3375 2263
Amount $300,000 $300,000
SECTION 2. 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.