Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $30,000.00 for the Division of Refuse Collection for outstanding invoices with Environmental Enterprise Inc. for environmental clean-ups. The Division of Refuse Collection utilizes the city wide universal term contract (UTC) for waste clean-up; in 2016, the UTC changed vendors. It has been determined that there are outstanding invoices that have not been paid to the previous UTC vendor, Environmental Enterprise Inc. Invoices from Environmental Enterprise Inc. were received after the UTC contract changed vendors on July 1st, 2016. These invoices have been reviewed and have been approved for payment for services received.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Environmental Enterprise Inc. 31-0895554
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested for this ordinance in order to pay the outstanding invoices.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $30,000.00 from the General Fund for The Division of Refuse Collection.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Service to pay outstanding invoices for services rendered by Environmental Enterprise, Inc. for the Division of Refuse Collection; to authorize the expenditure of $30,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Refuse Collection utilizes the city wide universal term contract (UTC) for waste clean-up; and
WHEREAS, in 2016 the universal term contract changed vendors; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that there are outstanding invoices that have not been paid to the previous UTC vendor, Environmental Enterprise, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Refuse Collection, Department of Public Service, in that it is immediately necessary for payment of waste clean-up invoices, 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 Service is hereby authorized and directed to pay Environmental Enterprise Inc. for outstanding invoices for services rendered for waste clean-up.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $30,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in The General Fund in object class 03 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 enforced from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.