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 $2,900,000.00 for 2006. 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 authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of $2,900,000.00 within the County Auto License Tax Fund as follows:
Project / Amount
2006 Signals / $2,000,000.00
2006 Signs and Pavement Markings / 900,000.00
Total / $2,900,000.00
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 to provide for this appropriation action taking effect immediately to promote efficient accounting practices and maintain prudent cash flow to division operating funds.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $2,900,000.00 within the County Auto License Tax Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to expend said monies 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. ($2,900,000.00)
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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 used to reimburse costs incurred by the Transportation Division within other Funds; 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 these monies to be used for said purposes and to promote and reinforce efficient accounting practices and maintain prudent cash flow to division operating funds, 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 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, 2006, the sum of $2,900,000.00 be and hereby is appropriated to the Transportation Division, Department No. 59-09, as follows:
Project / O. L. 01/03 Codes / OCA Code / Amount
2006 Signals / 03/3375 / 596035 / $2,000,000.00
2004 Signs and Pavement Markings / 03/3375 / 596034 / $900,000.00
Total $2,900,000.00
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 money 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 is 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
2006 Signals / 03/3375 / 596035 / $2,000,000.00
2006 Signs and Pavement Markings / 03/3375 / 596034 / $900,000.00
Total $2,900,000.00
SECTION 4. 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.