City of Columbus - File #: 1908-2004

• File #: 1908-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/21/2004
• In control: Rules & Reference Committee
• On agenda: 11/22/2004
• Final action: 11/24/2004
• Title: To amend various sections of Chapter 221 of the Columbus City Codes to create a Division of Operational Support within the Department of Public Utilities.
• Sponsors: Patsy Thomas

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/24/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/24/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/22/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/22/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
11/22/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/8/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
11/1/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
10/27/2004	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
10/27/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/25/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/22/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/21/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/21/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance amends Title 2 of the Columbus City Codes to authorize the creation of the Division of Operational Support within the Department of Public Utilities (DPU). Financially, this division will be supported by the transfer of funds from the Water, Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer and Electricity Operating Funds. The Division of Operational Support will support the managers of the other three divisions by providing timely and accurate information related to the core business functions of the utility for daily operational decisions and long-term strategic planning. It will also house and manage cross-departmental field personnel whose functions are integrated into the information systems managed by this Division. The recommendation for creation of this Division was derived from the recently received Public Utilities Technology Master Plan.

Earlier this year, the department in collaboration with the Department of Technology (DoT) contracted with EMA to develop a professional Technology Master Plan. The plan's genesis occurred when DPU and DoT identified that the divisions within the Department of Public Utilities were undertaking duplicate projects having overlapping data, users, technical criteria and purposes in support of core utility operations. In some instances, there was duplication of effort between DPU and DoT. The intent of the Plan was to create a comprehensive strategy to integrate DPU's business and technology operations and to identify the most effective approach to leverage existing systems as well as to invest in new ones, all for the purpose of maximizing DPU's business objectives.

As mentioned above, a major recommendation of this plan was the creation of a division, which consolidates various support functions, which currently are provided in all three of the department's operating divisions. The consolidation of these functions into one division will have the following benefits:

· Promote coordinati...