Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Utilities recommends reimbursement to Columbus Park Club Apartments for over-payment of Sanitary and Stormwater charges. The customer has a credit balance of $94,391.97 due to an adjustment. The adjustment was made after they paid for 692 ERUs when they should have only paid for 346 ERUs since May 17, 2000. Columbus Park Club Apartments (tax district/parcel 610/204770) has impervious area of 346 ERUs (692,000 square feet). They have 44 water/sewer accounts because each building in the complex is individually metered. Unfortunately, we were billing 2 of the 44 accounts for the total impervious area. Therefore, Columbus Park Club was paying for 692 ERUs instead of 346 ERUs. The total refund that they are entitled to is $94,391.97.
It is requested that this legislation be handled in an emergency manner in order to reimburse the customer at the earliest possible date.
Contract Compliance is not required as this refund is necessary to our customer to whom we have agreed to provide water services.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no budgetary impact because we are returning a portion of funds the customer paid. Revenues are not significantly impacted by this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse Columbus Park Club Apartments for over-payment of Stormwater and Sanitary (Clean River Fund) charges, to authorize a revenue reduction transaction of $94,391.97 and to declare an emergency. ($94,391.97)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities recommends reimbursement to Columbus Park Club Apartments for over-payment of ERUs, and
WHEREAS, the adjustment was made after the customer paid for 692 ERUs when they should have only paid for 346 ERUs since May 17, 2000, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse Columbus Park Club Apartments for Stormwater and Sanitary charges, in an emergency manner in order to reimburse them at the earliest possible date, for the immediate preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to reimburse Columbus Park Club Apartments for Stormwater and Sanitary charges.
Section 2. That a revenue reduction transaction in the total amount of $94,391.97 or as much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized from:
Storm Sewer Operating Fund 675, Dept. 60-15, $82,607.21
Sewerage System Operating Fund 650, Dept. 60-05, $11,784.76
Section 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is 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.