Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to refund application fees to approximately thirty-five participants in the Septic Tank Elimination Program as the Department has eliminated the $2,000 fee for future participants, and thus it is equitable to refund the fee to those who have already paid it.
This ordinance also authorizes an appropriation transfer in order to provide the appropriations in the necessary object class for these refund expenditures.
SUPPLIER:
FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact is estimated to be up to $80,000 for these refunds. It is necessary to transfer $80,000.00 in appropriation authority from object class 06 Capital Outlay to object class 05 Other Expenditures within the Sewerage System Operating Fund to provide the appropriations necessary for these refunds expenditures.
$0.00 was spent in 2016
$0.00 was spent in 2015
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes in the Sewerage System Operating Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to refund the $2,000.00 application fee to the current participants in the Septic Tank Elimination Program, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to authorize the expenditure of $80,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($80,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, in 2013, City Council enacted Columbus City Code section1145.23 for the purpose of creating a Septic Tank Elimination Program (“Program”). The purpose of the Program was to provide financial assistance to Columbus residents connecting to the City’s sewer system; and
WHEREAS, Columbus City Code Section 1145.23 authorized the Director of Public Utilities to adopt rules to implement the program, including authorizing administrative fees for the programs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to that authority, in February 2013 the Director adopted Rule and Regulation 01-2013 to implement the Program. Rule 01-2013 included an administra...
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