Explanation
Background:
This ordinance will authorize various expenditures for labor, material and equipment in conjunction with Golf Course Improvements in the amount of $50,000.00.
Improvements include roof and HVAC renovation, ADA improvements, electrical and plumbing improvements, etc.
All work will be based on three estimates obtained from qualified contractors and will not exceed $20,000.00.
Emergency legislation is required to allow these projects to proceed in a timely manner.
Fiscal Impact:
$50,000.00 is required and budgeted in the Voted 1999/2004 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund to meet the financial obligations of these various expenditures.
"contingent on bond sale fund proceeds"
Title
To authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 for various Golf Course Improvements from the Voted 1999/2004 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Golf Course Improvements are necessary within the Recreation and Parks Department; and
WHEREAS, funding is available for these improvements from unallocated balances within the Voted 1999/2004 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to expend said funds to ensure improvements proceed in a timely manner; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the purchase of labor, materials and equipment is necessary for various golf course improvements within the Recreation and Parks Department.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $50,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Voted 1999/2004 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund No. 702, Dept. 51-03, Project No. 510429, Object Level 3 No. 6620, and OCA Code 644526, to pay the cost thereof. All work will be based on three estimates and will not exceed $20,000.00 per contract or job.
Section 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be so made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.