Explanation
The accounts receivable collection program within the City Attorney's Claims Division has been on-going since 1996. At that time the City Attorney interviewed firms experienced with governmental accounts receivable and chose Scoliere & Associates, and later, Capital Recovery Systems, Inc. to provide these services.
The contracts for these companies have paid for themselves every year since, as collections of previously past due accounts far exceeded the amount paid to the collection firms. This ordinance authorizes the City Attorney to modify the current contracts to: 1) extend the term of said contracts from December 31, 2003 to March 31, 2004 ,and: 2) to add One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) to the contract with Capital Recovery Systems.
Capital Recovery Systems has been extrememly successful this year in its recovery of past due accounts on behalf of the City, necessitating this increase in the amount of money appropriated to pay them for such services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Payments for services are made from past due accounts collected. Funds have been budgeted in Fund No. 295 for this expenditure.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Attorney to modify existing contracts with Scoliere & Associates and Capital Recovery Systems, Inc., to appropriate the funds and to authorize the City Attorney to expend up to One Hundered Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for services rendered pursuant thereto, to waive the competitive procurement provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes, and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, previous ordinances have authorized the City Attorney to contract with Scoliere & Associates and Capital Recovery Systems, Inc. for the collection of certain of the City's accounts receivables; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney would like to extend the term of the current contracts, set to expire on December 31, 2003, to March 31, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney woul...
Click here for full text