Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $69,279.03 to the Columbus City Schools (CCS) Telephone Services subfund of the Information Services Operating Fund to fund continued project management for the city/ school’s joint VOIP project.
Ordinance 2557-2017, passed by Columbus City Council on October 30, 2017, authorized the City of Columbus to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Columbus City Schools to assist with the deployment of a voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) solution. Subsequent ordinances 2956-2017 and 2958-2017 authorized appropriating and expending $673,871.10, respectively, to procure supplies, services and equipment to initiate the project.
Of that initial amount appropriated, it was determined that only $604,592.07 was needed for the project at that time. The balance of $69,279.03 was cancelled off the certificate established with passage of the aforementioned ordinance and is now unappropriated in the Columbus City Schools Telephone Services subfund of the Information Services Operating fund. These funds are now needed to fund continued project management services for the project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Cash totaling $69,279.03 is available for appropriation in the Columbus City Schools (CCS) Telephone Services subfund. These funds became available following the cancellation of encumbering documents that resulted from passage of ordinance 2958-2017.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency designation is being requested so that the funds being appropriated by this ordinance are available for project management services at the earliest practicable date.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $69,279.03 to the Information Services Operating, (CCS) Telephone Services Subfund for continued project management services for the VOIP City of Columbus, Columbus City Schools collaborative partnership; and to declare an emergency. ($69,279.03)
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus entered into a memorandum-of-...
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