City of Columbus - File #: 0637-2007

• File #: 0637-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/25/2007
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 6/4/2007
• Final action: 6/11/2007
• Title: To authorize the City Auditor to reduce the appropriation authority for the Department of Technology; and to transfer appropriations within the enterprise operating funds of the Department of Public Utilities to provide funding necessary to cover expenditures not supported by the Department of Technology, and to declare an emergency.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/11/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/8/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/4/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/4/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/18/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
5/17/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/17/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/16/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/16/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/16/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/15/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/15/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/8/2007	1	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/7/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Sent for Approval
5/7/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/4/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/1/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/30/2007	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/27/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/26/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/26/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/25/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

When a decision was made late in 2006 to move employees and expenditures from the Department of Public Utilities to the Department of Technology budget requests were shifted prior to the passage of the 2007 Budget to allow for the Department of Technology to pay for employee salaries and benefits, and technology purchases on behalf of the Department of Public Utilities. It has since been determined that certain services should not have been transferred. These funds represent technology purchases that are either for systems managed by Public Utilities or currently not handled and/or supported by the Department of Technology.

This legislation requests the reduction of appropriation authority for the Department of Technology and the transfer of appropriations within the operating funds of the various divisions within the Department of Public Utilities so that certain technology related expenditures may be paid directly by the Department of Public Utilities rather than through the Department of Technology.

This ordinance is requested as an emergency measure so that the subject expenditures can be accomplished at the earliest possible date.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Due to the transfer of technology expenditures from the Department of Technology to the various divisions within the Department of Public Utilities, the appropriation authority for the Department of Technology will be reduced. The transfer of appropriation authority within the various enterprise funds of the Department of Public Utilities will allow for these operating funds to pay for certain technology expenditures directly rather than through the Department of Technology. Transfers within the enterprise funds of the Department of Public Utilities result in no change in the funds current total appropriations.



Title

To authorize the City Auditor to reduce the appropriation authority for the Department of Technology; and to transfer appropriations within the ...