Explanation
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) serves as staff to the District Three Public Works Integrating Committee. This committee provides input and makes recommendations to the Ohio Public Works Commission for fund distribution for the State Capital Improvement Program and the Local Transportation Improvement Program. MORPC's costs for Round 21 are prorated to local jurisdictions based on the total funds ultimately awarded to each jurisdiction. The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, was awarded a total of $4,849,154.00 for the Morse Road and Henderson Road Projects. The Division's administrative cost as determined by MORPC is .005358 of this total, or $25,982.00 and is authorized by this legislation.
Fiscal Impact: Funding in the amount of $25,982.00 has been made available from cancellation of encumbrances from completed projects.
Emergency action is requested to authorize this expenditure as soon as possible in order to promote and be consistent with accurate accounting practices.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to make payment to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission for staff support services rendered in connection with the State Capital Improvement Program and Local Transportation Improvement Program for the Transportation Division; to expend $25,982.00 from the Street and Highway Improvement Fund for this purpose; and to declare an emergency. ($25,982.00)
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WHEREAS, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) renders staff support services to the District Three Public Works Integrating Committee in connection with the State Capital Improvement Program and the Local Transportation Improvement Program, Round 21; and
WHEREAS, the cost of these services is assessed as a percentage of funds awarded to the City of Columbus Transportation Division; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that this expenditure needs to be authorized as soon as possible in order to promote and be consistent with accurate accounting practices; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. To move appropriation from Capital Outlay OL3 6600 to Transfer Out OL3 5501 within the following:
Fund / Fund Name / Grant# / Grant Name/ OCA Code/Amount
765/Federal State Highway Engineering/ Grant 561034 / Spring Sandusky Interchange / 063545 / $25,982.00
SECTION 2. That the interfund transfer of monies be authorized as follows:
From:
Fund / Fund Name / Grant# / Grant Name / OCA Code/OL3/Amount
765/Federal State Highway Engineering/ Grant 561034 / Spring Sandusky Interchange / 063545 / 5501 / $25,982.00
To:
Fund / Project# / Project Name/ OCA Code/OL3/Amount
766 / Project 766999 / Unallocated Balance Fund 766 / 642728 / 0886 / $25,982.00
SECTION 3. That from the unappropriated balance in Fund 766, the Street and Highway Improvement Fund, and from all monies anticipated to come into said Fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, the sum of $25,982.00 be and hereby is appropriated to Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6600, as follows:
Fund / Project # / Project / OCA Code/ OL3 /Amount
766 / Project 766999 / Unallocated Balance Fund 766 / 642728 / 6600 / $25,982.00
SECTION 4. That the transfer of cash and appropriation between projects be authorized as follows:
From:
Fund / Project # / Project / OCA Code/ OL3 /Amount
766 / Project 766999 / Unallocated Balance Fund 766 / 642728 / 6600 / $25,982.00
To:
Fund / Project # / Project Name/ OCA Code/OL3/Amount
766 / 530161 / Roadway Improvements / 642728 / 6600 / $25,982.00
SECTION 5. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to render payment of $25,982.00 to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission for staff support services rendered in connection with Round 21 of the State Capital Improvement and Local Transportation Improvement Programs for the Transportation Division.
SECTION 6. That for the purposes of making this payment, the expenditure of $25,982.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and hereby is authorized from Fund 766, the Street and Highway Improvement Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6621, OCA Code 644385 and Project 530161.
SECTION 7. 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 8. 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.