Explanation
This ordinance amends Chapter 221 and various sections in Titles 2, 9, 11, 17, 33, 41, 43 and 45 of the Columbus City Codes to indicate the Department of Public Utilities will be known as Columbus Water & Power; and repeals the existing sections being amended.
The Department of Public Utilities is using the new name, Columbus Water & Power. The change is for legal purposes. Columbus Water & Power conducted outreach to find out what the public’s understanding is of the services that it provides. The meetings revealed that the public does not know which services are provided by Columbus Water & Power versus other City departments or private utilities.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact.
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To amend various sections in Titles 2, 9, 11, 17, 33, 41, 43, 45 of the Columbus City Codes to indicate that the Department of Public Utilities will be known as Columbus Water & Power; and to repeal the existing sections being amended. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Water & Power provides water supply, treatment, and distribution services to 1.4 million people across Central Ohio, oversees sanitary water reclamation and stormwater services, maintains Columbus streetlights, and supplies municipal power to a growing customer base approaching 20,000; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Water & Power conducted public outreach to gauge the public’s understanding of the services that it provides and found that the public’s perception was fundamentally inaccurate; and
WHEREAS, documents, including but not limited to contracts, that have been executed by the Director of Public Utilities prior to the effective date of this ordinance shall, upon and after the effective date of this ordinance, be deemed documents of Columbus Water & Power; and
WHEREAS, in order to clarify to the public and its customers the services performed by its staff and better explain its role in building public improvements and maintaining services to the City and surrounding areas, it is appropriate and in the best interest of the City that the Department of Public Utilities will be known as Columbus Water & Power; and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. City Council finds that it is appropriate for the Department of Public Utilities to be known as Columbus Water & Power.
SECTION 2. That the existing Sections 215.09, 221.01, 221.02, 221.04, 221.05, 221.06, 912.02, 919.09, 919.27, 921.08-8, 1101.01, 1101.02, 1101.04, 1101.05, 1101.99, 1103.03, 1103.05, 1103.06, 1105.01, 1105.038, 1105.07, 1105.09, 1105.10, 1105.11, 1105.14, 1105.15, 1105.17, 1105.21, 1105.22, 1107.04, 1109.05, 1111.02, 1111.05, 1111.11, 1113.01, 1113.02, 1113.03, 1115.02, 1115.03, 1115.04, 1117.01, 1117.05, 1117.06, 1119.01,1119.04, 1119.07, 1119.09, 1119.10, 1131.02, 1131.05, 1133.07, 1137.01, 1137.05, 1141.02, 1141.12, 1145.02, 1145.06, 1145.20, 1145.50, 1147.01, 1147.03, 1147.05, 1147.06, 1147.08, 1147.09, 1147.13, 1147.14, 1147.17, 1147.19, 1147.24, 1149.02, 1149.04, 1149.06, 1150.03, 1150.11, 1150.29, 1150.31, 1150.33, 1150.35, 1153.01, 1160.01, 1160.02, 1160.04, 1160.05, 1160.99, 1161.09, 1161.10, 1162.01, 1162.02, 1163.01, 1163.02, 1163.025, 1163.03, 1163.04, 1163.05, 1163.11, 1163.19, 1163.24, 1165.05, 1165.06, 1167.01, 1713.0111, 1713.08, 1721.02, 3312.01, 3312.21, 3318.07, 3345.10, 3372.905, 3372.907, 4113.29, 4114.505, 4116.09, 4123.35, 4307.27, and 4501.205 of the Columbus City Codes are hereby amended to read as follows:
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SECTION 3. That existing Sections 215.09, 221.01, 221.02, 221.04, 221.05, 221.06, 912.02, 919.09, 919.27, 921.08-8, 1101.01, 1101.02, 1101.04, 1101.05, 1101.99, 1103.03, 1103.05, 1103.06, 1105.01, 1105.038, 1105.07, 1105.09, 1105.10, 1105.11, 1105.14, 1105.15, 1105.17, 1105.21, 1105.22, 1107.04, 1109.05, 1111.02, 1111.05, 1111.11, 1113.01, 1113.02, 1113.03, 1115.02, 1115.03, 1115.04, 1117.01, 1117.05, 1117.06, 1119.01,1119.04, 1119.07, 1119.09, 1119.10, 1131.02, 1131.05, 1133.07, 1137.01, 1137.05, 1141.02, 1141.12, 1145.02, 1145.06, 1145.20, 1145.50, 1147.01, 1147.03, 1147.05, 1147.06, 1147.08, 1147.09, 1147.13, 1147.14, 1147.17, 1147.19, 1147.24, 1149.02, 1149.04, 1149.06, 1150.03, 1150.11, 1150.29, 1150.31, 1150.33, 1150.35, 1153.01, 1160.01, 1160.02, 1160.04, 1160.05, 1160.99, 1161.09, 1161.10, 1162.01, 1162.02, 1163.01, 1163.02, 1163.025, 1163.03, 1163.04, 1163.05, 1163.11, 1163.19, 1163.24, 1165.05, 1165.06, 1167.01, 1713.0111, 1713.08, 1721.02, 3312.01, 3312.21, 3318.07, 3345.10, 3372.905, 3372.907, 4113.29, 4114.505, 4116.09, 4123.35, 4307.27, and 4501.205 of the Columbus City Codes are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.