Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $51,474.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Neighborhood Health Center Capital Reserve Fund (Fund 784). This fund is used to make capital and maintenance improvements to the East Central Neighborhood Health Center. Upon completion of the West Side Health Center, this fund will also provide money for capital and maintenance improvements to it. Revenue to this fund comes from rent payments from the Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc.
Emergency action is requested to establish this appropriation authority as soon as possible in order to promote and be consistent with accurate accounting practices.
Fiscal Impact: The ordinance appropriates $51,474.00. Fund 784 will receive cash from rent payments from the Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $51,474.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Neighborhood Health Center Capital Reserve Fund for the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, and to declare an emergency. ($51,474.00).
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate money from the Neighborhood Health Center Capital Reserve Fund in order to provide for capital improvements to Neighborhood Health Centers; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, in that it is immediately necessary to ensure consistent and accurate accounting, 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 from the unappropriated monies in the Neighborhood Health Center Capital Reserve Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purposes the sum of $51,474.00 is appropriated as follows:
Dept: 45-50
Fund: 784
OCA: 784001
Project: 784001
Total Obj Level 1- 06: $51,474.00
Obj Level 3 code| 6620: $51,474.00
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1, shall be paid upon the order of the Director of the Department of Finance and Management for which the appropriations are made except that small claims in amounts not to exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) may be paid as authorized by Chapter 335 of the Columbus City Code, 1959, as amended; and except that payments or transfers between departments, divisions or funds of the City may be made by the City Auditor; and except that payments for premiums for official bonds, depository commissions, employees' hospitalization, life insurance, pensions, dental insurance and prepaid legal services, shall be made on the order and approval of the Director of the Department of Finance and Management or City Auditor; and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except upon voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 3. Except in the matter of payrolls providing for the payment of the salaries of officers and employees regularly employed by the City and extraordinary emergencies, no warrant shall be issued in liquidation of vouchers, unless the department contracting the expense shall have first obtained an order duly certified that there are sufficient funds appropriated to the credit of the proper fund from which the expenditure is to be made, which certificate must be obtained prior to the incurrence of the obligation, and the head of any department or division authorized to contract expenditures will be held personally responsible for any obligation incurred contrary to the provisions of this section. Such certificate shall not be issued for obligations pertaining to "Capital Outlay" in programs or activities funded by federal or state categorical grants without the prior approval of the Director of the Department of Finance and Management.
SECTION 4. That with the exception of the provisos (reasons) established in previous sections, it is understood that this Council is not making specific appropriations for each item of every classification hereinbefore contained but only for the total for the department and division, as shown the total sum amount. The itemized classification shall, however, constitute limitations on the powers of the department head as granted in Section 2 and no such officer shall make any expenditure for any other purpose in any amount beyond that of the particular classification, provided, however, that transfers may be made from one Object Level 1 to another, within the department or division. Transfer of sums exceeding $25,000.00 shall be authorized only by the resolution of Council. Transfers of sums of $25,000.00 or less shall only be approved pursuant to a letter over the signature of the head of the department, the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, the City Auditor, and the Chairman of the Committee of Finance and Administration.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to pay obligations for the Neighborhood Health Centers pertaining to preceding years' obligations from current appropriations up to a maximum of $25,000.00 per obligation.
SECTION 6. That for 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 or vetoes the same.