Explanation
The Heritage Festival is an annual event that takes place on The Ohio State University campus. The OSU Office of Student Affairs sponsors this event. A "cruise-in" associated with the event in its early years resulted in mass traffic congestion. Subsequently the University stopped sponsoring the cruise-in. An unofficial cruise-in continued and a police presence along with traffic control was deemed necessary. The Columbus Police and Transportation Divisions developed a traffic pattern that was implemented whenever congestion developed. Since OSU was not sponsoring the cruise-in they objected to being billed for the traffic control and officers, and will not pay the invoice.
This ordinance seeks to authorize the write off of invoices totaling $64,125.31 that were generated by the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, for services rendered in connection with the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Heritage Festivals.
Fiscal Impact: Formally writing off this debt as uncollectible officially recognizes that the City will forgo this revenue. This step is prudent to maintaining accurate, timely and realistic accounting records.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to write off as uncollectible unpaid amounts totaling $64,125.31 that were invoiced by and owed to the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, for traffic calming services rendered in connection with the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Heritage Festivals.
Body
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division provided traffic calming services to The Ohio State University during the Heritage Festival in 2001, 2002 and 2003; and
WHEREAS, The Ohio State University had no contractual obligation to pay for said services; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney advised the Transportation Division that these invoiced amounts constitute uncollectible debt; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Public Service Director to write off this debt as uncollectible; now theref...
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