Explanation
This legislation authorizes the transfer of funds between Object Levels within the Department of Public Utilities to accommodate expenditures identified in the third quarter review.
See Attachment: ORD2447-2013DPU Transfer.xlsx
Emergency action is requested in order to align budget authority with projected expenditures in order for year-end processing to proceed in an orderly, efficient, and timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: Sufficient appropriation is available to transfer funds between Object Levels to accommodate expenditures identified in the third quarter budget review. No increase in the total budget appropriation will be needed.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $781,030.00 within the Water Operating Fund and $995,681.00 within the Sewer Operating Fund between Object Levels to cover expenditures for the remainder of the year; and to declare an emergency. ($1,776,711.00)
Body
WHEREAS, anticipated expenditures within various Characters for the remainder of the 2013 Fiscal Year necessitates the transfer of funds within the Department of Public Utilities; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer appropriation between Object Levels within the Department of Public Utilities operating fund, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $781,030.00 within the Water Operating Fund and $995,681.00 within the Sewer Operating Fund between Object Levels as follows:
See Attachment: ORD2447-2013DPU Transfer.xlsx
Section 2. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 3. That for the reasons sta...
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