Explanation
The City Attorney's Office has accumulated surplus computer equipment for which it no longer has a use. Although this equipment, which consists of 35 monitors and 25 computers, has been offered to all City departments, it has been determined that this equipment is not functionally useful for any City purpose and is of de minimis value. As a result, the City Attorney is seeking permission to donate this equipment to Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization located at 1000 Atcheson Street in the City of Columbus. Because this equipment is of de minimis value on the open market, the City Attorney is requesting that the provisions of Chapter 329 pertaining to the sale of City-owned personal property be waived.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to donate miscellaneous computer equipment to Neighborhood House; to waive the provisions of Section 329.30 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, pertaining to the sale of City-owned personal property; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office is in possession of 25 personal computers and 35 monitors that are no longer being used by the Department of Law; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office offered this equipment to all City departments but it has been determined that this equipment is no longer functionally useful for any City purpose; and
WHEREAS, this equipment is of de minimis value on the open market; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney would like to donate this equipment to Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that has expressed interest in and a need for the equipment; and
WHEREAS, for the reasons articulated above, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to dispose of this computer equipment in this manner and waive Section 329.30 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, which governs the sale of City-owned personal property; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Attorney's Office in that it is immediately necessary to donate this equipment to Neighborhood House and to waive Section 329.30 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, so that this charitable organization has access to this equipment at the earliest possible date, 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 City Attorney is authorized and directed to donate 25 computers and 35 monitors to Neighborhood House, a 501(c)(3) designated charitable organization, Federal Tax ID #314-379518, located at 1000 Atcheson Street in the City of Columbus.
Section 2. That for good cause shown, Section 329.30 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 governing the sale of City-owned personal property is hereby waived.
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 neigher approves nor vetoes the same.