Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the payments to employers who have met the requirements of their Jobs Growth Incentive Program (JGI) agreement and are eligible for payment for the 2012 reporting (tax) year. For tax year 2012, the City of Columbus had a total of twenty-four (24) active JGI projects for which employers have met the requirements of their JGI agreements and thus are eligible to receive their payments for 2012. The total dollar amount to be disbursed for these twenty-four (24) 2012 JGI payments is $5,499,071.77. The twenty-four (24) projects with the JGI payment subtotals are as follows: $13,146.96 to Apelles, LLC; $6,591.00 to Castor Connection, Inc.; $15,905.14 to ComResource, Inc.; $3,429.94 to ContactUS, LLC; $169,841.31 to Express LLC; $2,355.01 to FIMM USA, Inc.; $107,126.31 to Grange Mutual Casualty Company; $23,944.96 to Health Care DataWorks, Inc.; $732,192.57 to The Huntington National Bank; $94,677.40 to Information Control Corporation; $16,956.27 to International Technical Coatings, Inc.; $11,641.38 to Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.; $2,092,774.14 to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.; $120,053.31 to La Senza, Inc., $87,378.64 to The Limbach Company, LLC; $22,613.55 to Manta Media, Inc.; $56,816.99 to Mission Essential Personnel LLC; $1,776,505.71 to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc.; $23,302.32 to OVCS, Inc.; $1,523.09 to Pactiv LLC; $13,047.13 to Sequent, Inc.; $95,195.97 to Simonton Windows, Inc.; $5,331.57 to Syscom Advanced Materials, Inc.; and $6,721.10 to Zyvex Performance Materials, Inc.
FISCAL IMPACT: The 2013 General Fund budget (citywide account) includes funding for these payments. A transfer equal to 25 percent (25%) of the payments will be transferred from the Special Income Tax Fund. The transfer amount of $1,374,767.94 has been factored into the current special income tax analysis and resultant capital capacity.
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To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $5,499,071.77 within the General Fund; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer $1,374,767.94 in cash from the Special Income Tax Fund to the General Fund; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to make payments totaling $5,499,071.77 in accordance with the Jobs Growth Incentive Program agreements; and to authorize the expenditure of $5,499,071.77 from the General Fund. ($5,499,071.77)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Jobs Growth Incentive Program is one of the development tools utilized by the City of Columbus to encourage new job creation; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize payments to employers who have met the requirements under their Jobs Growth Incentive Program agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus had a total of twenty-four (24) active JGI projects for which employers have met the requirements of their JGI agreements and thus are eligible to receive their payments for 2012 and the total dollar amount to be disbursed for these twenty-four (24) 2012 JGI payments is $5,499,071.77; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary at this time to authorize payment of $13,146.96 to Apelles, LLC; $6,591.00 to Castor Connection, Inc.; $15,905.14 to ComResource, Inc.; $3,429.94 to ContactUS, LLC; $169,841.31 to Express LLC; $2,355.01 to FIMM USA, Inc.; $107,126.31 to Grange Mutual Casualty Company; $23,944.96 to Health Care DataWorks, Inc.; $732,192.57 to The Huntington National Bank; $94,677.40 to Information Control Corporation; $16,956.27 to International Technical Coatings, Inc.; $11,641.38 to Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.; $2,092,774.14 to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.; $120,053.31 to La Senza, Inc., $87,378.64 to The Limbach Company, LLC; $22,613.55 to Manta Media, Inc.; $56,816.99 to Mission Essential Personnel LLC; $1,776,505.71 to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc.; $23,302.32 to OVCS, Inc.; $1,523.09 to Pactiv LLC; $13,047.13 to Sequent, Inc.; $95,195.97 to Simonton Windows, Inc.; $5,331.57 to Syscom Advanced Materials, Inc.; and $6,721.10 to Zyvex Performance Materials, Inc.; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $5,499,071.77 within the General Fund, Fund No. 010 from the Department of Finance & Management, Department/Division 45-01, Object Level One 10, Object Level Three 5501, OCA 904508 to the Department of Development, Economic Development Division, Division No. 44-02, Object Level One 05, Object Level Three 5513, OCA 440314.
Section 2. That the sum of $1,374,767.94 is hereby appropriated from the un-appropriated balance of the Special Income Tax fund, fund 430, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and un-appropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 to the City Auditor Department 22-01, Object Level One 10, OCA Code 902023, Object Level Three 5501.
Section 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $1,374,767.94 in cash only to the General Fund, Economic Development Division, Division 44-02, Object Level One 05, Object Level Three 5513, OCA 440314.
Section 4. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to make payments in accordance with the Jobs Growth Incentive Program agreements as follows: $13,146.96 to Apelles, LLC; $6,591.00 to Castor Connection, Inc.; $15,905.14 to ComResource, Inc.; $3,429.94 to ContactUS, LLC; $169,841.31 to Express LLC; $2,355.01 to FIMM USA, Inc.; $107,126.31 to Grange Mutual Casualty Company; $23,944.96 to Health Care DataWorks, Inc.; $732,192.57 to The Huntington National Bank; $94,677.40 to Information Control Corporation; $16,956.27 to International Technical Coatings, Inc.; $11,641.38 to Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.; $2,092,774.14 to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.; $120,053.31 to La Senza, Inc., $87,378.64 to The Limbach Company, LLC; $22,613.55 to Manta Media, Inc.; $56,816.99 to Mission Essential Personnel LLC; $1,776,505.71 to Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc.; $23,302.32 to OVCS, Inc.; $1,523.09 to Pactiv LLC; $13,047.13 to Sequent, Inc.; $95,195.97 to Simonton Windows, Inc.; $5,331.57 to Syscom Advanced Materials, Inc.; and $6,721.10 to Zyvex Performance Materials, Inc.
Section 5. That the expenditure of $5,499,071.77, or so much as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Development Department, Department 44-02, General Fund, Fund 010, OCA Code 440314, Object Level Three 5513.
Section 6. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
Section 7. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.