Explanation
Background:
This ordinance will authorize various expenditures for labor, materials and equipment in conjunction with various facilities improvements.
Work will include roof and HVAC renovation, ADA improvements, electrical and plumbing improvements, etc. All work will be based on three estimates obtained form qualified contractors and will not exceed $20,000.00 per job.
Funding for these expenditures is from the Voted 1995 and 1999 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund.
Emergency action is requested to allow these projects to proceed in a timely manner and to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up-to-date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management. Emergency is also necessary to have funding available for necesary expenditures.
Fiscal Impact
$100,000.00 is required and budgeted in the Voted 1995 and 1999 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund to meet the financial obligations of these various expenditures.
Title
To authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Voted 1995 and 1999 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund for various facility renovations, and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, various facility renovations are necessary within the Recreation and Parks Department; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to transfer and expend these funds to have funding available for necessary expenditures to allow these projects to proceed in a timely manner; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the purchase of labor, materials and equipment is necessary for various facility renovations within the Recreation and Parks Department.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Voted ...
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