Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk (hereinafter "Municipal Court Clerk") to modify the existing contract with Official Payments Corporation to change the company name to ACI Payments, Inc. The W-9 was updated to reflect name change; the federal ID number remained the same.
The contract includes the following services: on-line electronic credit card payment, point of sale and electronic checks services (hereinafter “electronic payments services”) for the Municipal Court Clerk's Office. The aforementioned electronic payment services defers the transaction costs to the user; thereby, decreasing the bank service fees for the Municipal Court Clerk's operating budget.
The Official Payment on-line electronic credit card service has been ongoing since 2010 at $0 cost per year to the Municipal Court Clerk’s operating budget.
Contracts:
Original Contract Number: ED040373 - 1; $0
1st Modification: Ordinance: 1528-2010; ED040373 - 2; $0
2nd Modification: Ordinance: 1889-2011; ED045092; $0
3rd Modification: Ordinance: 2244-2012; EL013669; $0
4th Modification: Ordinance: 1797-2013: ED049622: $0
5th Modification: Ordinance: 2114-2014: ED051606; $0
6th Modification: Ordinance: 2717-2015; ED054297; $0
7th Modification: Ordinance: 2539-2016; PO32745; $0
8th Modification: Ordinance: 2357-2017; PO095246; $0
9th Modification: Ordinance: 2905-2018; PO146542; $0
10th Modification: Ordinance: 2806-2019; PO200683; $0
11TH Modification: Ordinance: 2144-2020; $0
12th Modification; Ordinance 2678-2020; $0
Contract Compliance Number: 52-2190781
Expiration Date: 10/21/2021
Vendor#: 009116
Fiscal Impact: No funds are required.
Emergency: Emergency legislation is requested to maintain ongoing and uninterrupted service.
Title
To authorize and direct the Municipal Court Clerk to modify the contract with Official Payments Corporation to change the company name to ACI Payments, Inc.; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Municipal Court Clerk's Office entered into a one year contract with Official Payments Corporation for electronic payment services; and
WHEREAS, the company name was changed from Official Payments Corporation to ACI Payments, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the W-9 was updated to reflect name change; the federal ID number remained the same; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Municipal Court Clerk's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize such contract modification in order to maintain continuity of the electronic payment services, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Municipal Court Clerk is authorized to modify the existing contract with Official Payments Corporation to change the company name to ACI Payments, Inc. for electronic payment services.
Section 2. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, which shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approved by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.