Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus Parking Violations Bureau has a contract with ACS State and Local Solutions for the processing of parking tickets issued by the City of Columbus. As a part of this agreement, the City has agreed to pay ACS, for the collection effort for tickets that remain unpaid after going through the entire noticing process. The collection rate for the fee is not to exceed 18 percent of the revenues collected. Funds collected in excess of the collection fee are placed in the General Fund, while all funds equal to the collection fee will be placed in the Collection Fees Fund, in a special sub fund entitled Delinquent Parking Tickets. This fund was established through Ordinance 0474-2003, that was passed on March 31, 2003.
ACS State and Local Solutions has the contract compliance number 131996647, which expires 6/10/10.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact, for the parking tickets that are pursued by ACS and fees associated with the secondary collection service. The cost is covered by the collection of said parking tickets. The General Fund will receive additional funds due to these collection efforts.
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To authorize and direct the appropriation and expenditure of $75,000.00 within the Collection Fee Fund for delinquent parking tickets collected by ACS for the Parking Violations Bureau. ($75,000.00)
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WHEREAS, funds are received from the collection of delinquent parking tickets, and
WHEREAS, funds collected in excess of the collection fee are placed into the General Fund, while funds equal to the collection fees are placed in the Collection Fee Fund, in special sub fund entitled Delinquent Parking Tickets, and;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of Special Collection Fees to be paid to ACS State and Local Solutions for continued uninterrupted parking violation special collection processing there by preserving the public health, peace, property, s...
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