City of Columbus - File #: 1943-2004

• File #: 1943-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/26/2004
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 11/8/2004
• Final action: 11/10/2004
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Auditor to enter into contract for the bonding of the City Treasurer, Deputy City Treasurer, police up through the rank of sergeant and all other City employees and elected or appointed officials including all officially appointed members of City Boards and/or Commissions; to authorize the expenditure of $116,073.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($116,073.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/10/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/9/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/8/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/8/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/29/2004	1	Auditor Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/27/2004	1	Auditor Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/27/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/27/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/27/2004	1	Auditor Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/27/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2004	1	Auditor Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/26/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

This legislation will authorize and direct the City Auditor to enter into contracts bonding 1) City Treasurer, 2) Deputy Treasurer, 3) police up through the rank of sergeant and 4) all other City employees and elected or appointed officials including all officially appointed members of City Boards and/or Commissions. The dollar coverage obtained for the City Treasurer, Deputy City Treasurer, police up through the rank of sergeant and all other City employees and elected or appointed officials including all officially appointed members of City Boards and/or Commissions commences 01-01-05 and expires 12-31-07. After publicly advertising in the City Bulletin for three weeks and one direct mail solicitation to twenty (20) prospective bidders, one (1) response was received.

FISCAL IMPACT:
Currently $116,073.00 of appropriation authority is available within the General Fund in the Auditor's Office.


Title

To authorize and direct the City Auditor to enter into contract for the bonding of the City Treasurer, Deputy City Treasurer, police up through the rank of sergeant and all other City employees and elected or appointed officials including all officially appointed members of City Boards and/or Commissions; to authorize the expenditure of $116,073.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($116,073.00)

Body

WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Columbus City Charter provides, in part, that "the Council may determine whether any officer or employee shall give a bond, and the amount there of " and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Auditor's Office in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with Archer-Meek-Weiler, Inc. for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore:





BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

Section 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to enter
into contracts f...