Explanation
This legislation will authorize and direct the City Auditor to enter into contracts bonding 1) City Treasurer, 2) Deputy Treasurer, 3) police up through the rank of sergeant and 4) all other City employees and elected or appointed officials including all officially appointed members of City Boards and/or Commissions. The dollar coverage obtained for the City Treasurer, Deputy City Treasurer, police up through the rank of sergeant and all other City employees and elected or appointed officials including all officially appointed members of City Boards and/or Commissions commences 01-01-2008 and expires 12-31-2010. After publicly advertising in the City Bulletin for three weeks and one direct mail solicitation to eighteen (18) prospective bidders, one (1) response was received. Archer-Meek-Weiler, Inc., contract compliance #31-4395832, expiration date 11/02/2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Currently $98,888.00 of appropriation authority is available within the General Fund in the Auditor's Office.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to enter into contract for the bonding of the City Treasurer, Deputy City Treasurer, police up through the rank of sergeant and all other City employees and elected or appointed officials including all officially appointed members of City Boards and/or Commissions; to authorize the expenditure of $98,888.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($98,888.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Columbus City Charter provides, in part, that "the Council may determine whether any officer or employee shall give a bond, and the amount there of " and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Auditor's Office in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with Archer-Meek-Weiler, Inc. for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That t...
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