Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000.00 from the Mobility Enterprise Fund, Division of the Director’s Office, Department of Public Service.
The creation of a Mobility Enterprise Fund, per ordinance 2994-2021 allows for the holistic management of all the City’s mobility assets within a sustainable and long-term self-supporting program. The Mobility Enterprise Program that combines on and off-street revenues and expenses for parking ensures the health of the City’s off-street garage assets and allows for continued innovation and reinvestment in the City’s on-street parking and curb lane management program as well as other mobility initiatives of the department.
The Mobility Enterprise Fund is supported by the Public Service Director’s Office which includes administration, human resources, payroll, fiscal operations, safety and training. This ordinance seeks to create budget appropriation so that the department can allocate a portion of the salary and benefits costs of the director’s office to the Mobility Enterprise Fund which it supports.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000.00 in the Mobility Enterprise Fund.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested so that the payroll and accounting changes can take effect as quickly as possible.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $1,000,000.00 from the unappropriated balance from the Mobility Enterprise Fund, Division of the Director’s Office, Department of Public Service; and to declare and emergency. ($1,000,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000.00 from the Mobility Enterprise Fund, Division of the Director’s office, Department of Public Service; and,
WHEREAS, the creation of a Mobility Enterprise Fund, per ordinance 2994-2021 allows for the holistic management of all the City’s mobility assets within a sustainable and long-term self-supporting program; and,
WHEREAS, the Mobility Enterprise Fund is supported by the Public Service Director’s office which includes administration, human resources, payroll, fiscal operations, safety and training; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance seeks to create budget appropriation so that the department can allocate a portion of the salary and benefits costs of the director’s office to the Mobility Enterprise Fund which it supports; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of the Director’s Office, Department of Public Service, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the aforementioned funds so that the payroll and accounting changes can take effect as quickly as possible for support of the Director's Office, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the sum of $1,000,000.00 is appropriated in Fund 6500 (Mobility Enterprise Fund), from Dept-Div 59-01 (Public Service Director), object class 01 (Personnel) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
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 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.