Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Civil Service Commission has several upcoming safety forces uniformed examinations for which various equipment, supplies, and services will need to be secured in order to administer the exams. This ordinance is necessary to authorize the expenditure of funds to provide the various equipment, supplies, and services associated with these exams so that the Commission can meet its Charter mandates and contractual obligations in maintaining current eligible lists for the safety forces uniformed classifications.
FISCAL IMPACT: The total expenditure amount of $78,000.00 is completely funded in the Commission's 2017 budget.
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To authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish an Auditor's Certificate, on behalf of the Civil Service Commission, for the purpose of administering the uniformed examinations for the Department of Public Safety; to authorize the expenditure of $78,000.00 from the General Fund ($78,000.00).
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WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission will be administering upcoming safety forces uniformed exams, including but not limited to Fire Lieutenant, Fire Captain, Fire Battalion Chief, Fire Deputy Chief, Police Officer, Police Lieutenant, and Police Commander; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission will be contracting with individuals from around the country for performing certain phases of these examinations; and
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission will provide housing, transportation, meals, and meeting refreshments for these individuals; and
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission will incur other necessary expenses including but not limited to room and equipment rental, printing, consulting, audio visual services, and various supplies; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Civil Service Commission to authorize the City Auditor to establish an Auditor's Certificate, on behalf of the Civil Service Commission, for the purpose of administering and paying for the uniformed examinations for the Department of Public Safety; now, therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor shall hereby be authorized to transfer, from the Civil Service Commission’s 2017 General Fund budget, the amount of $28,000.00 from Department 2701, Object Class 03, Main Account 63050, Fund 1000, Sub-fund 100010, Program CS001 to Department 2701, Object Class 02, Main Account 62010, Fund 1000, Sub-fund 100010, Program CS001.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized to establish an Auditor's Certificate on behalf of the Civil Service Commission for the purpose of administering safety forces uniformed exams.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $78,000, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 General Fund, to be expended to pay for the purchase of printing, audio visual services, housing, transportation, meals, meeting refreshments, facility and equipment rental, consulting services, supplies, and any other costs incurred for upcoming safety forces uniformed exams, in object classes 02 and 03, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.