City of Columbus - File #: 1036-2003

• File #: 1036-2003
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/20/2003
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 6/9/2003
• Final action: 6/10/2003
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Attorney to extend contracts with Scoliere & Associates and Capital Recovery Systems, Inc., to authorize the City Attorney to expend up to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($300,000.00) for services rendered pursuant thereto, to waive the competitive procurement provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes, and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/10/2003	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
6/10/2003	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/9/2003	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
6/9/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2003	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
6/9/2003	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/9/2003	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/5/2003	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
6/4/2003	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/3/2003	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
5/20/2003	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council

Explanation

BACKGROUND: 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 with 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 extend the current contracts with the collection firms Scoliere & Associates and Capital Recovery Systems, Inc.

FISCAL IMPACT: Payments for services are made from past due accounts collected. Funds have been budgeted in fund 295 for these expenditures.

Title

To authorize and direct the City Attorney to extend contracts with Scoliere & Associates and Capital Recovery Systems, Inc., to authorize the City Attorney to expend up to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($300,000.00) for services rendered pursuant thereto, to waive the competitive procurement provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes, and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)


Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 3135-96 originally authorized the City Attorney to contract with Scoliere & Associates and Ordinance No. 1833-98 originally authorized the City Attorney to contract with Capital Recovery Systems, Inc. for the collection of certain of the City's accounts receivable; and

WHEREAS, the City Attorney has annually renewed the contracts with Scoliere & Associates and Capital Recovery Systems, Inc. for collection services; and

WHEREAS, it is in the City's interest to continue to contract with Scoliere & Associates and Capital Recovery Systems, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Attorney's office, and that it is immediately necessary to authorize such agreem...