Explanation
The Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's roadways. The City receives an annual allocation of funds from the County's $5.00 Auto License Tax for Franklin County Engineer-approved projects completed by the City on arterial streets within City limits. This allocation is based on motor vehicle registrations within Columbus limits and is estimated to generate $2,700,000.00 for 2004. In addition, some $340,042.38 in 2002 and 2003 carryover funding is being re-appropriated. After receipt these funds are deposited into the City's County Auto License Tax Fund (Fund 264) and are used to reimburse costs incurred by the Transportation Division within other Funds. Preliminary approval for funding these projects has been received from the Franklin County Engineer.
This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $185,183.17 to reimburse the Franklin County Engineering Department for County Auto License Tax money previously requested and received for snow removal work that was not undertaken by the Transportation Division in 2002 due to a mild winter. This reimbursed money is placed in the city's account by the Franklin County Engineer is available for future draw down by the city.
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of $3,040,042.38 within the County Auto License Tax Fund as follows:
Projects Amount
2002 Snow Removal $185,183.17
2003 Signs and Street Markings $112,453.31
Snouffer Road Resurfacing $42,405.90
2004 Signals $1,900,000.00
2004 Signs and Pavement Markings $800,000.00
Total $3,040,342.38
FISCAL IMPACT: Actual and anticipated receipts into the County Auto License Tax Fund are estimated to be sufficient to support this appropriation.
Emergency action is requested in order that this appropriation take effect immediately, to promote efficient accounting practices, and maintain prudent cash flow to division operating funds.
Title
To authorize an appropriation of $3,040,042.38 within the County Auto License Tax Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to expend said funds or so much thereof as may be needed for Franklin County Engineer-approved roadway construction and maintenance projects undertaken by the Transportation Division for the City of Columbus, and to declare an emergency. ($3,040,042.38)
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's roadways; and
WHEREAS, the City receives an annual allocation of funds from the County's $5.00 Auto License Tax for Franklin County Engineer-approved projects completed by the City on arterial streets within City limits; and
WHEREAS, these funds are deposited into the City's County Auto License Tax Fund and are then used to reimburse costs incurred by the Transportation Division within other Funds; and
WHEREAS, the City must reimburse the Franklin County Engineering Department for County Auto License Tax money previously requested and received for snow removal work that was not undertaken by the Transportation Division in 2002 due to a mild winter; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Transportation Division, Public Service Department, in that an appropriation of funds is immediately necessary to allow for these monies to be used for said purposes, to promote and reinforce efficient accounting practices, and to maintain prudent cash flow to division operating funds; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated balance of the County Auto License Tax Fund, Fund 264, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004, the sum of $3,040,042.38 be and hereby is appropriated to the Transportation Division, Department No. 59-09 as follows:
Project O.L. 01/03 Codes OCA Code Amount
2002 Snow Removal 03 3375 599123 $185,183.17
Snouffer Road Resurfacing 06 6631 599133 $42,405.90
2003 Signs and Street Markings 03 3375 599110 $112,453.31
2004 Signals 03 3375 594035 $1,900,000.00
2004 Signs and Pavement Markings 03 3375 594034 $800,000.00
Total $3,040,042.38
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in Section 1 shall be paid upon order of the Public Service Director and that no order shall be drawn or paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 3. That the Public Service Director be and hereby authorized to expend these monies or so much thereof as may be needed to pay internal billings for Franklin County Engineer-approved roadway construction and maintenance projects undertaken by the Transportation Division in and for the City of Columbus from Fund 264, the County Auto License Tax Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, as follows:
Project O.L. 01/03 Codes OCA Code Amount
Snouffer Road Resurfacing 06 6631 599133 $42,405.90
2003 Signs and Street Markings 03 3375 599110 $112,453.31
2004 Signals 03 3375 594035 $1,900,000.00
2004 Signs and Pavement Markings 03 3375 594034 $800,000.00
Total $2,854,859.21
SECTION 4. That the Public Service Director be and hereby authorized to expend $185,183.17 or so much thereof as may be needed to reimburse the Franklin County Engineering Department for county Auto License Tax money for 2002 snow removal work not undertaken by the Transportation Division due to a mild winter from Fund 264, the County Auto License Tax Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 03, Object Level Three Code 3375 and OCA Code 599123.
SECTION 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby declared to be a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force immediately after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.