Explanation
Ordinance #1774-2008, passed by Columbus City Council December 3, 2008, authorized the Director of the Department of Finance & Management to enter into a lease agreement by and between the City of Columbus and the County Commissioners of Franklin County for the property located at 375 S. High Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215 (known as the Franklin County Municipal Court Building) commencing April 1, 2009 and continuing automatically for successive one-year terms unless the City provides sixty (60) days written notice, prior to the expiration of the then current term, of its intention to terminate the lease at the end of the term, and subject to the annual appropriation and certification of funds for payment of rent. The annual rent for the lease is the pro-rated cost of the building casualty insurance excluding any cost for rent for contents. This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to expend funds for the payment of annual rent for the one (1) year term beginning April 1, 2015 and ending March 31, 2016.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of up to $20,400.00 for this purpose; sufficient funds are available and budgeted within the Finance and Management Department 2015 general fund appropriation ordinance.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow services to the building to continue without interruption.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to expend funds for the payment up to $20,400.00 for annual rent from the General Fund for the property located at 375 S. High Street; and to declare an emergency. ($20,400.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the city leases the property located at 375 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, known as the Municipal Court Building, from the County Commissioners of Franklin County; and
WHEREAS, the rent for the building is the pro-rated cost of building casualty insurance excluding coverage for contents; and
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