Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Office of the City Auditor, Division of Income Tax to modify and increase the funding to an existing contract for the ongoing enhancement of the custom e-file application developed by Specialized Business Software for the Division of Income Tax. Specialized Business Software’s contract compliance number CC03963-161619 expires on 3/31/2016.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested so there is no gap in service and the e-file application can be enhanced and maintained.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes an increase of $207,575.00 to the existing contract with Specialized Business Software. Funding for these expenditures is budgeted within the Division of Income Tax’s 2016 operating budget.
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To authorize the Office of the City Auditor, Division of Income Tax to modify and increase the funding to the existing contract with Specialized Business Software for part 2 of Phase 4 for the enhancement of the e-file application developed by Specialized Business Software; to authorize an increase of $207,575.00 from the Division of Income Tax’s operating fund; and to declare an emergency. ($207,575.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Income Tax has a need for enhancement to its custom e-file application; and
WHEREAS, Specialized Business Software developed and supports the Division of Income Tax’s custom e-file application; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Office of the City Auditor, Division of Income Tax in that it is immediately necessary to fund the implementation of this enhancement to the custom e-file application to improve its functionality, 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 Office of the City Auditor, Division of Income Tax, is hereby authorized and directed to modify and increase funding to the existing contract Specialized Business Software for the purpose of enhancement to the Division of Income Tax’s custom e-file application.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $207,575.00 or so much thereof is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 General Fund in object class 03 Contractual Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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.