Explanation
Background: At the request of the Department of Development, the Columbus City Attorney's Office in August 2013 entered into an Agreement for Special Legal Counsel Services with Frost Brown Todd LLC. Pursuant to this Agreement, the Frost Brown Todd law firm assisted the Department of Development in the creation of an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Central College Community Development Authority (CDA). The City, by its Ordinance 2305-2013 passed by City Council on October 7, 2013, authorized entering into the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to pay Frost Brown Todd the amount of $3,565.00 as correctly invoiced by them under the Agreement for Special Legal Counsel Services.
Emergency action is necessary to make timely payments of reimbursements which are due.
Fiscal Impact: Funding pursuant to this Ordinance is allocated from the Northeast Corridor Pay as We Grow Fund (Fund No. 772), NE MOU Preferred Project.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to make payment to Frost Brown Todd LLC for special legal counsel services rendered pursuant to an agreement between that law firm and the City Attorney; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $3,565.00 from the Northeast Corridor Pay as We Grow Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($3,565.00)
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WHEREAS, at the request of the Department of Development, the City Attorney's Office entered into an Agreement for Special Legal Counsel Services with Frost Brown Todd LLC, whereby said law firm assisted the Department of Development in the creation of an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Central College Community Development Authority (CDA); and
WHEREAS, the City, by its Ordinance 2305-2013 passed by City Council on October 7, 2013, authorized entering into the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City received valid invoices for a total of $3,565.00 for special legal counsel services provided on this project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to make timely payments of reimbursements which are due, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development, for and in the name of the City, is hereby authorized to make payment of $3,565.00 for special legal counsel services provided to the City in connection with assisting in preparing of Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated balance of the Northeast Corridor Pay as We Grow Fund, Fund 772, Project NE MOU Preferred, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund and project from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose, the sum of $3,565.00 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Development, Division 44-01, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6684, OCA Code 772009, Project 772009-100000.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $3,565.00 be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Northeast Corridor Pay as We Grow Fund, Fund 772, Division 44-01, OCA Code 772009, Project 772009-100000, Object Level 06, Object Level Three 6684.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for any contract or contract modification associated with the expenditure of the funds in Section 3 above.
SECTION 6. That for 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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.