BACKGROUND: This ordinance transfers general fund appropriation authority to align appropriation in accordance with the third quarter financial review and/or to transfer appropriation authority from where there is excess to where it is needed.
It also reduces the appropriation authority in the information services internal service fund and appropriate subfunds. Many of the transfers mentioned above are contingent upon partial cancellation and subsequent transfer of funds encumbered to pay the Technology Department for services provided to city agencies. Because this is an internal service agency, a reduction in appropriation of its operating fund must be made in an amount equal to or greater than the sum of cancelled encumbrances established to pay information service bills.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no net fiscal impact to the general fund. A total of $12,004,168 is being transferred between various departments and organizational cost account codes within the general fund.
The net fiscal impact to the information services internal service fund is the reduction of appropriation authority totaling $1,480,000 to accommodate the aforementioned transfer. This reduction should not have an adverse affect on its ability to provide service for the balance of the year as an appropriation surplus of $3.8 million was reported in this fund in the third quarter financial review.
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To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $12,004,168 in appropriation authority between various divisions and OCAs within the general fund to align said authority therein in accordance with the third quarter financial review and/or to set said authority where needed for the balance of the year; to reduce the appropriation authority of the information services internal services fund to accommodate the aforementioned transfer by $1,480,000, and to declare an emergency. ($12,004,168)
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WHEREAS, a transfer between divisions and OCAs within the general fund is needed to align appropriation authority to that reported in the third quarter review or where most needed; and
WHEREAS, a reduction in the appropriation authority of the information services internal services fund is needed to accommodate the aforementioned transfer; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary for the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the City to transfer $12,004,168 between divisions and OCAs and to reduce the appropriation authority of the information services internal services fund by $1,480,000 to accommodate the aforesaid transfer. Now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor be and hereby is authorized and directed to transfer $12,004,168 within the general fund, fund number 010 as provided in attachment transfer1948-2007 to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor be and hereby is authorized and directed to reduce the appropriation of the information services internal services fund, fund number 514 by $1,480,000, as provided in the attachment appro_red.1948-2007 to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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.