Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the appropriation and transfer of $200,000.00 from the Infrastructure Management Division to the Traffic Management Division within the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund, within the Department of Public Service. This legislation seeks only to realign a portion of the budget authority intended for internal fleet expenditures within the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund. The department is not requesting any supplemental appropriation or exchange of appropriation with these funds.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This requested action only realigns budget authority between divisions within the same fund. The department is not seeking any unbudgeted funds or supplemental authority.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Public Service is seeking emergency designation so that no disruptions occur within any division operations.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer appropriation within the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund between the Division of Infrastructure Management and the Traffic Management Division, and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this ordinance transfers funds within the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund to properly align anticipated expenditures with available budget appropriations within the Department of Public Service; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance requires no additional funds or appropriations; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer $200,000.00 between divisions within the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund to properly align anticipated expenditures with available budget appropriations; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that this transfer must be authorized immediately so that no operating disruptions occur and 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 City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $200,000.00 between divisions within the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund, fund 265, as follows:
FROM:
Division / Fund /OCA / O.L 01-03 Codes / OCA
5911/ 265 / 591117 / 03-3380 / -$200,000.00
TO:
Division / Fund /OCA / O.L 01-03 Codes / OCA
5913 / 265 / 591331 / 03-3380 /+ $200,000.00
SECTION 2. 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 3. That for the 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 passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.