Explanation
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer funds from the Special Purpose -PFAS Settlement Fund to the Water Operating Fund.
Ordinance 2125-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on July 28th, 2025, authorized the City of Columbus to accept settlement claims in the Multi-District Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) Product Liability Litigation (“the MDL”) - IN RE: AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAMS PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, MDL Case No. 2:18-mn-2873-RMG. Payments received by the City of Columbus have been deposited into the Special Purpose -PFAS Settlement Fund. This ordinance requests appropriation and transfer of those funds to the Water Operating fund so that these funds can be used by the Division of Water for the purpose of improving water quality.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation requests permission to appropriate and transfer PFAS settlement funds to the Water Operating Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer funds from the Special Purpose - PFAS Settlement Fund to Columbus Water and Power, Water Operating Fund. ($2,288,967.85)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2125-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on July 28th, 2025, authorized the City of Columbus to accept settlement claims in the Multi-District Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) Product Liability Litigation (“the MDL”) - IN RE: AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAMS PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, MDL Case No. 2:18-mn-2873-RMG; and
WHEREAS, the settlement funds have been deposited into the Special Purpose - PFAS Settlement Fund; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the appropriation and transfer of funds from the Special Purpose - PFAS Settlement Fund to the Water Operating Fund so that the funds can be used to enhance water quality; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAI...
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