Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract for water service with the Village of Riverlea, Ohio. The City of Columbus and the Village of Riverlea entered into a water service agreement on May 1, 1988. The current agreement will expire on May 1, 2014. To allow for the City of Columbus to provide water to the Village of Riverlea it is necessary to enter into a new contract with the village. The contract will be in effect for a period of twenty-five (25) years.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Department of Public Utilities will collect revenue from water rates as specified for Outside City Rates in Chapter 1105 of the Columbus City Code, 1959.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with the Village of Riverlea to provide water service.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Village of Riverlea entered into a water service agreement on May 1, 1988; and
WHEREAS, the water service agreement will expire on May 1, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the contract will be in effect for a period of twenty-five (25) years, and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities will collect revenue from water rates as specified for Outside City Rates in Chapter 1105 of the Columbus City Code, 1959, and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Village of Riverlea desire to enter into a new water service agreement; and
WHEREAS, in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, it is necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a water service agreement with the Village of Riverlea for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Village of Riverlea to provide water service. The contract will be in effect for a period of twenty-five (...
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