Explanation
Background:
The City Attorney’s Office maintains four existing escrow accounts with the Franklin, Delaware, and Pickaway County Recorders for payment of recording, filing, and related recorder fees incurred in carrying out City Attorney’s Office responsibilities. These accounts were established historically through letters, memorandums, and email approvals rather than through a single authorizing ordinance. Available records identify the Franklin County Land Acquisition account as established by letter in 2003 and the Franklin County Environmental account as approved by the City Auditor’s Office by email in 2015. This ordinance formally recognizes and authorizes the existing accounts, establishes maximum balances, and provides for their continued administration and replenishment subject to applicable fiscal controls.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance formalizes four existing county recorder escrow accounts with combined authorized maximum balances of $25,000. No additional appropriation or immediate expenditure is requested. Land Acquisition Fund expenditures are supported by appropriations established through the annual budget process; Environmental Fund appropriations are made separately as needed, subject to available cash. As of October 29, 2026, the existing escrow account balances are as follows:
Division Fund County Recorder Maximum Balance Current Balance
2401 - City Attorney / PAT 2297 - Environmental Franklin County $10,000 $6,908.00
2404 - Real Estate 5525 - Land Acquisition Franklin County $10,000 $9,250.00
2404 - Real Estate 5525 - Land Acquisition Delaware County $2,500 $1,245.00
2404 - Real Estate 5525 - Land Acquisition Pickaway County $2,500 $697.00
Combined Total $25,000 $18,100.00
The balances above are a dated snapshot of existing escrow funds, not additional funding requested or new authorized account limits.
Delaware County Recorder | V# 006181 | FID 31-6400065
Franklin County Recorder | V# 006183 | FID 31-6400067
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