Explanation
Background: The Land Management Fund was created in September, 1998 to provide funds for various expenses associated with quiet title actions on properties in the land bank that were acquired through the Auditor's Forfeiture Sale and for various expenses associated with the delinquent properties pursued through environmental court (i.e. publication costs, filing fees, court costs, attorney and title fees, utility and property taxes.)
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Fiscal Impact: This legislation appropriates $57,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Land Management Fund for the administration of the Land Management program. The cash balance of this fund is approximately $225,000.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to allow payment of existing and on-going operating expenses.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $57,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Land Management Fund to the Department of Development to provide funds for the administration of Land Management projects; and to declare an emergency. ($57,000)
Body
WHEREAS, the Land Management Fund was created in September, 1998 to provide funds for various expenses associated with quiet title actions on properties in the land bank that were acquired through the Auditor's Forfeiture Sale and for various expenses associated with the delinquent properties pursued through environmental court; and
WHEREAS, this legislation appropriates $57,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Land Management Fund for the administration of the Land Management program; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow payment of existing and on-going operating expenses; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate said funds, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, safety and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That from the unallocated monies in the Land Management Fund, Fund No. 206, and from any and all sources unallocated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004, the sum of $57,000 be and hereby is appropriated to the Department of Development, Division 44-01, OCA Code 441206, as follows:
OJL OJL
One Three Purpose Amount
02 2193 M & S -Computers $10,000
03 3303 Lease of Copy Machines 4,000
03 3310 Gas 2,000
03 3311 Electricity 1,000
03 3312 Water & Sewer 4,000
03 3327 Parking Charges 2,500
03 3330 Travel/Transportation 1,000
03 3331 Training 1,000
03 3333 Memberships 2,500
03 3336 Services-Professional 15,000
03 3340 Taxes 2,000
03 3352 Printing 2,500
03 3353 Advertising 2,500
03 3372 Maint Service - Machinery 2,000
03 3426 Services - Real Estate Title 5,000
Total: $ 57,000
Section 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon the order of the Development Director and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
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.