City of Columbus - File #: 2058-2006

• File #: 2058-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/9/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 12/4/2006
• Final action: 12/7/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to pay operating license fees for the three water treatment plants to the Treasurer, State of Ohio, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, for the Division of Power and Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $205,931.88 from the Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($205,931.88)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/7/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/6/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/4/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/4/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/20/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/17/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/17/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/17/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/16/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/16/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/16/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/16/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/15/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/14/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/14/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/14/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/13/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/13/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/10/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/10/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/9/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/9/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/9/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/9/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: In 1993 the State of Ohio passed House Bill 152, which requires the Division of Power and Water to pay operating license fees for the three water treatment plants. This fee is based upon the number of service connections. This is the 14th year for this payment. It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to retain this operating license without an interruption. This fee is payable to the Treasurer, State of Ohio, Ohio Environmental Protection Association by December 31st. Their Federal Identification Number is 31-6402047 (082).

FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $210,000.00 in the 2006 Budget for this expense.

$ 204,000.00 was expended for this purpose in 2005.
$ 201,393.92 was expended for this purpose in 2004.


Title

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to pay operating license fees for the three water treatment plants to the Treasurer, State of Ohio, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, for the Division of Power and Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $205,931.88 from the Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($205,931.88)


Body

WHEREAS, the State of Ohio passed House Bill 152 in 1993 requiring the Division of Power and Water to pay operating license fees for three water treatment plants, and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Director of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to establish a purchase order to pay operating license fees, for three water treatment plants, to the Treasurer, State of Ohio, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, for the immediate 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 Director of Public Utilities...