Explanation
This ordinance will authorize the City Auditor to set up a certificate in the amount of $100,000.00 for various expenditures for labor, material and equipment in conjunction with Recreation and Parks existing park improvements. These are unanticipated expenditures that may include, but are not limited to, items such as landscaping, surveys, design, administrative fees, concrete, asphalt, equipment improvements, etc. Contracts will be entered into in compliance with the procurement provisions of Columbus City Codes 329 and will not exceed $20,000.00 per job.
Fiscal Impact: $100,000.00 is contingent upon August 20, 2013 bond sale; Recreation and Parks voted bond fund.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to set up a certificate in the amount of $100,000.00 for various expenditures for labor, material and equipment in conjunction with various park improvements; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund 702; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, various unanticipated park improvements are necessary within the Recreation and Parks Department; and
WHEREAS, funding is available for these improvements from unallocated balances within the voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; and
WHEREAS, the 2013 Capital Improvement Budget will be amended to reflect transfers within Fund 702; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to set up a certificate in the amount of $100,000.00 for various expenditures related to park improvements thereby preserving 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 purchase of labor, materials and equipment is necessary for various unanticipated park improvements within the Recreation and Parks Department.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to tra...
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