Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the following Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements listed below for Lawn Mowing Services for the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water.
UNIVERSAL TERM CONTRACT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS:
Lawn Mowing
The companies are not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT: $76,000.00 is budgeted and needed for this purchase.
$129,968.35 was spent in 2021.
$102763.80 was spent in 2020.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency designation is requested to avoid the delay of purchasing Lawn Mowing services. This will allow the Division of Water to continue to have continued non-interrupted service.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for Lawn Mowing Services for the Division of Water; to authorize the expenditure of $76,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($76,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for Lawn Mowing Services; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $76,000.00 or so much there of as may be needed for the purchase of Lawn Mowing Services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate current and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Lawn Mowing without delay to allow for continued non-interrupted service; thereby preserving the peace, safety, health, and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for Lawn Mowing Services.
SECTION 2. 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 3. That the expenditure of $76,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and is hereby authorized within Fund 6000 (Water Operating) in object class 03 Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. 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 and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.