Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance will authorize the approprition, transfer and various expenditures for labor, materials and equipment in conjunction with various park and playground improvements.
Work will include installation of playground equipment, lighting, fencing, walkways, etc. All work will be based on three estimates obtained from qualified contractors and will not exceed $20,000.00 per job.
Funding for these expenditures is being transferred from the unallocated balance of the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund to the Park & Playground Project.
Emergency action is requested to allow these projects to proceed in a timely manner and to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up-to-date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management. Emergency action is also necessary to have funding available for necessary expenditures.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$75,000.00 is required and budgeted in the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund to meet the financial obligations of these various expenditures.
$75,000.00 is being transferred within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund, as shown in Section 2 of this ordinance.
Title
To authorize the transfer, appropriation, and expenditure of $75,000.00 within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund for various park and playground improvements, and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, various park and playground improvements are necessary within the Recreation and Parks Department; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to transfer and expend these funds for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the purchase of labor, materials a...
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