Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a twenty-five (25) year contract for water service with the Village of Brice, Ohio.
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.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with the Village of Brice, Ohio to provide water service.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Village of Brice, Ohio entered into a water service agreement on November 6, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the water service agreement will expire on December 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Village of Brice 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 Brice 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 anew twenty-five (25) year contract with the Village of Brice to provide water service.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.