Explanation
BACKGROUND:
When a decision was made late in 2006 to move employees and expenditures from the Department of Public Utilities to the Department of Technology budget requests were shifted prior to the passage of the 2007 Budget to allow for the Department of Technology to pay for employee salaries and benefits, and technology purchases on behalf of the Department of Public Utilities. It has since been determined that certain services should not have been transferred. These funds represent technology purchases that are either for systems managed by Public Utilities or currently not handled and/or supported by the Department of Technology.
This legislation requests the reduction of appropriation authority for the Department of Technology and the transfer of appropriations within the operating funds of the various divisions within the Department of Public Utilities so that certain technology related expenditures may be paid directly by the Department of Public Utilities rather than through the Department of Technology.
This ordinance is requested as an emergency measure so that the subject expenditures can be accomplished at the earliest possible date.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Due to the transfer of technology expenditures from the Department of Technology to the various divisions within the Department of Public Utilities, the appropriation authority for the Department of Technology will be reduced. The transfer of appropriation authority within the various enterprise funds of the Department of Public Utilities will allow for these operating funds to pay for certain technology expenditures directly rather than through the Department of Technology. Transfers within the enterprise funds of the Department of Public Utilities result in no change in the funds current total appropriations.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to reduce the appropriation authority for the Department of Technology; and to transfer appropriations within the enterprise operating funds of the Department of Public Utilities to provide funding necessary to cover expenditures not supported by the Department of Technology, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, a decision was made late in 2006 to move employees and expenditures from within the enterprise funds of the Department of Public Utilities to the Department of Technology beginning with the 2007 Annual Budget; and
WHEREAS, budget requests were shifted prior to passage of the 2007 Annual Budget to allow for the Department of Technology to pay for employee salaries and benefits, and technology purchases on behalf of the Department of Public Utilities; and
WHEREAS, it has since been determined that certain monies should not have been included in the funding transfers. These funds represent expenditures for technology purchases that are either for systems managed by Public Utilities or currently not handled and/or supported by the Department of Technology; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to authorize the City Auditor to reduce appropriation authority from the Department of Technology; and to transfer appropriation authority within the Electricity Operating Fund, Water Operating Fund, Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund, and the Storm Sewer Operating Fund within the Department of Public Utilities Director's Office, Division of Operational Support, Division of Power & Water-Power, Division of Power & Water-Water and the Division of Sewerage & Drainage to provide funding necessary to cover expenditures not supported by the Department of Technology, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities in that it is immediately necessary to reduce appropriation authority from the Department of Technology; and to transfer appropriation authority within the various enterprise operating funds of the Department of Public Utilities Director's Office, Division of Operational Support, Division of Power & Water-Power, Division of Power & Water-Water, and the Division of Sewerage & Drainage to provide funding necessary to cover expenditures not supported by the Department of Technology for the preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to reduce appropriation authority for the Department of Technology as follows:
Dept Fund OCA OL3 Amount
47-01 514 514550 2193 2,110.60
47-01 514 514600 2193 37,990.80
47-01 514 514650 2193 37,990.80
47-01 514 514675 2193 27,437.80
Total 105,530.00
47-01 514 514550 2224 10.00
47-01 514 514600 2224 180.00
47-01 514 514650 2224 180.00
47-01 514 514675 2224 130.00
Total 500.00
47-01 514 514550 3347 5,900.00
47-01 514 514600 3347 106,200.00
47-01 514 514650 3347 106,200.00
47-01 514 514675 3347 76,700.00
Total 295,000.00
47-01 514 514550 3358 3,264.00
47-01 514 514600 3358 58,763.00
47-01 514 514650 3358 58,763.00
47-01 514 514675 3358 42,440.00
Total 163,230.00
47-01 514 514550 3369 2,180.00
47-01 514 514600 3369 39,240.00
47-01 514 514650 3369 39,240.00
47-01 514 514675 3369 28,340.00
Total 109,000.00
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer appropriation authority within the enterprise funds of the Department of Public Utilities as follows:
From:
Dept Fund OCA OL3 Amount
Division of Operational Support
60-02 550 600207 3334 13,465.20
60-02 600 600209 3334 242,373.60
60-02 650 600205 3334 242,373.60
60-02 675 600215 3334 175,047.60
Total 673,260.00
To:
Dept Fund OCA OL3 Amount
Department of Public Utilities Director's Office
60-01 550 600023 3369 10.00
60-01 600 600049 3369 180.00
60-01 650 600056 3369 180.00
60-01 675 600065 3369 130.00
Total 500.00
Division of Operational Support
60-02 550 600207 2193 1,390.00
60-02 600 600209 2193 25,031.00
60-02 650 600205 2193 25,031.00
60-02 675 600215 2193 18,078.00
Total 69,530.00
60-02 550 600207 3347 5,900.00
60-02 600 600209 3347 106,200.00
60-02 650 600205 3347 106,200.00
60-02 675 600215 3347 76,700.00
Total 295,000.00
60-02 550 600207 3358 3,264.00
60-02 600 600209 3358 58,763.00
60-02 650 600205 3358 58,763.00
60-02 675 600215 3358 42,440.00
Total 163,230.00
Division of Power & Water - Power
60-07 550 606798 2193 29,000.00
60-07 550 606715 2193 1,000.00
Total 30,000.00
60-07 550 606798 3369 20,000.00
Total 20,000.00
Division of Power & Water - Water
60-09 600 602649 2193 6,000.00
Total 6,000.00
60-09 600 602359 2224 500.00
Total 500.00
60-09 600 602649 3369 22,000.00
Total 22,000.00
Division of Sewerage & Drainage
60-05 650 605055 3369 66,500.00
Total 66,500.00
SECTION 3. 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.