Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the reimbursement to the Franklin County Engineer's Office $381,290.94 for snow and ice removal services for the 2010-2011 winter season from existing appropriation authority within this Fund. To capture operating efficiencies, county and city forces occasionally service portions of the others' roadways that lie within the other's jurisdiction. The county always services more city roadways than the city services county roadways. The entities settle up once each year and this payment represents the net amount due the county.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Additional appropriation of $750,000.00 is being established from the unappropriated balance of the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund.
This appropriation will make available funding in the amount of $333,372.94 in this Fund for this contracted service.
This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $47,918.00 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund for this service
This ordinance authorizes a total expenditure of $381,290.94.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to provide reimbursement to the Franklin County Engineer as soon as possible in the interest of good inter-jurisdictional relations.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to reimburse the Franklin County Engineer for snow and ice removal services rendered to the City of Columbus during the 2010-2011 winter season; to authorize the additional appropriation of $750,000 within the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $381,290.94 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund and the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund for the Division of Planning and Operations; and to declare an emergency. ($381,290.94)
Body
WHEREAS, services were performed for the removal of snow and ice from certain city streets by Franklin County Engineering Department forces and the removal of snow and ice from certain county streets by city Division of Planning and Operations forces; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the conclusion of this activity every year, the parties equitably distribute the mutually benefitting services; and
WHEREAS, the net cost to the city is $381,290.94 for the winter of 2010-2011; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the additional appropriation of $750,000.00 within the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund for this service and other expenditures within the Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, Division of Planning and Operations in that it is immediately necessary to provide for the reimbursement of this expense by the city to the county as soon as possible in the interest of good inter-jurisdictional relations, thereby preserving 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 Director of Public Service be and hereby is authorized to make payment of $381,290.94 to the Franklin County Engineer's Office, 970 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215 for snow and ice removal services rendered by the county engineer on city streets during the 2010-2011 winter season for the Division of Planning and Operations.
SECTION 2. That from the unallocated monies in the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Fund, Fund No. 266, the sum of $750,000.00 be and hereby is appropriated to the Department of Public Service, Division of Planning and Operations, Division 59-11, OCA 591128 as follows:
Fund 266, The Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund
O.L 01-03 Codes / Purpose / Amount
03-3375 / Maint. Serv - Other Assets / $100,000.00
02-2192 / M&S- Salt / $650,000
SECTION 3. That for the purposes of making this payment, the expenditure of $381,290.94 be and hereby is authorized as follows:
Dept.-Div. 59-11, Division of Planning and Operations
Fund 266 The Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund
O.L 01-03 Codes / OCA Code / Amount
03-3375 / 591128 / $333,372.94
Fund 265, The Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund
O.L 01-03 Codes / OCA Code / Amount
03-3375 / 591117 / $47,918.00
SECTION 4. 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 5. 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.