Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes payments to employers who have met the requirements of their Jobs Growth Incentive Program (JGI) agreement and are eligible for payment for the 2009 reporting (tax) year.
For tax year 2009, the City of Columbus had a total of fourteen (14) active JGI projects for which employers have met the requirements of their JGI agreements and thus are eligible to receive their payments for 2009. The total dollar amount to be disbursed for these 14 2009 JGI payments is $1,317,182.00. The 14 projects with the JGI payment subtotals are as follows: $8,682.75 to Advanced Engineering Consultants Ltd.; $355.38 to Castor Connection, Inc.; $4,290.80 to ComResource; $13,521.93 to eCommerce, Inc.; $14,210.16 to Fitch, Inc.; $99,712.54 to Grange Mutual Casualty Company; $8,680.16 to International Diversified Funding, Inc.; $18,860.87 to Mission Essential Personnel; $794,449.45 to Nationwide Children's Hospital; $301,503.24 to Ohio State University Physicians, Inc.; $12,370.98 to Ohio Valley Cable Services; $32,968.34 to Red Roof Inns, Inc., and Red Roof Franchising, LLC; $2,152.19 to Syscom Advanced Materials; and $5,423.21 to Zyvex Performance Materials, Inc.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the transfer of $241,302.08 within the General Fund from the Department of Finance & Management to the Department of Development and authorizes the expenditure of $1,317,182.00 from the General Fund.
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To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $241,302.08 within the General Fund; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to make payments totaling $1,317,182.00 in accordance with the Jobs Growth Incentive Program agreements; to authorize the expenditure of $1,317,182.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,317,182.00)
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WHEREAS, The Columbus Jobs Growth Incentive Program is one of the development tools utilized by the City of Columbus to encourage new job creation; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize payments to employers who have met the requirements under their Jobs Growth Incentive Program agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus had a total of fourteen (14) active JGI projects for which employers have met the requirements of their JGI agreements and thus are eligible to receive their payments for 2009 and the total dollar amount to be disbursed for these fourteen (14) 2009 JGI payments is $1,317,182.00; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary at this time to authorize payment of $8,682.75 to Advanced Engineering Consultants Ltd.; $355.38 to Castor Connection, Inc.; $4,290.80 to ComResource; $13,521.93 to eCommerce, Inc.; $14,210.16 to Fitch, Inc.; $99,712.54 to Grange Mutual Casualty Company; $8,680.16 to International Diversified Funding, Inc.; $18,860.87 to Mission Essential Personnel; $794,449.45 to Nationwide Children's Hospital; $301,503.24 to Ohio State University Physicians, Inc.; $12,370.98 to Ohio Valley Cable Services; $32,968.34 to Red Roof Inns, Inc., and Red Roof Franchising, LLC; $2,152.19 to Syscom Advanced Materials; and $5,423.21 to Zyvex Performance Materials, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to make payments in accordance with the Jobs Growth Incentive Program agreements, all for the preservation of the public health, property, safety; and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $241,302.08 within the General Fund, Fund No. 010 from the Department of Finance & Management, Department/Division 45-01, Object Level One 10, Object Level Three 5501, OCA 904508 to the Department of Development, Economic Development Division, Division No. 44-02, Object Level One 05, Object Level Three 5513, OCA 440314.
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to make payments in accordance with the Jobs Growth Incentive Program agreements as follows: $8,682.75 to Advanced Engineering Consultants Ltd.; $355.38 to Castor Connection, Inc.; $4,290.80 to ComResource; $13,521.93 to eCommerce, Inc.; $14,210.16 to Fitch, Inc.; $99,712.54 to Grange Mutual Casualty Company; $8,680.16 to International Diversified Funding, Inc.; $18,860.87 to Mission Essential Personnel; $794,449.45 to Nationwide Children's Hospital; $301,503.24 to Ohio State University Physicians, Inc.; $12,370.98 to Ohio Valley Cable Services; $32,968.34 to Red Roof Inns, Inc., and Red Roof Franchising, LLC; $2,152.19 to Syscom Advanced Materials; and $5,423.21 to Zyvex Performance Materials, Inc.
Section 3. That for the purpose stated in Section 2 the expenditure of $1,317,182.00, or so much as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Development Department, Department 44-01, General Fund, Fund 010, OCA Code 440314, Object Level One 05, Object Level Three 5513.
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.