Explanation
January 31, 2006
Background: Passage of this ordinance will enable the Municipal Court Clerk to amend and increase the Court receivables collections contract with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and Sampson LLP, which expires on March 2, 2006.
Emergency: Emergency declaration is requested to avoid disruption to the collection process.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance should result in a continuing positive inflow of cash to the general fund. No payment of services will be made until monies regarding the accounts receivables are deposited with the Clerk and subsequently with the City Treasurer. Funds for this contract are available in the Clerk's 2006 collection fee special revenue fund appropriations.
Contract Compliance Number: Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, Sampson, LLP: 74-2864602
Title
To authorize and direct the Municipal Court Clerk to amend and increase the Court receivables contract with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and Sampson LLP, to authorize an additional expenditure of $180,000.00 from the Clerk's collection special revenue fund appropriations and to declare an emergency. ($180,000.00)
Body
Whereas, it is necessary to amend and increase contract number 19973 with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, and Sampson LLP to enable the continuous collection of Court receivables; and
Whereas, it is necessary to encumber additional funds for payment of services and to extend the contract ending date to March 2, 2007; and
Whereas, funds for the expenditure are budgeted and available within the 2006 collection fund budget; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Court in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to modify contract number 19973 so as to mitigate interruption to the collection effort 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 the Municipal Court Clerk be and is hereby authorized to amend and increase contract number 19773 with Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, and Ssmpson, LLP.
Section 2. That an additional expenditure of $180,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized to be expended from the Clerk's collection fee special revenue fund, fund 295, sub fund 02, organization one 2601, oca code 261295, object level one 03, object level three 3336.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, the 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.