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Councilwoman Williams
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Authorizing the disappropriation, appropriation and expenditure of $20,000 from the General Fund for the purchase of tickets for City of Toledo employees for the July 1, 2023 Jared Anderson fight at the Huntington Center; authorizing the Mayor to enter into necessary agreements to procure the tickets; waiving the competitive procurement provisions of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Toledo City Council desires to contribute $20,000 towards the purchase of tickets for City of Toledo employees for the July 1, 2023 Jared Anderson fight at the Huntington Center. The City Council 2023 General Fund Budget contains an appropriation of $150,000 for Destination Toledo. This ordinance authorizes the reappropriation of funds for this purchase of tickets.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the disappropriation of $20,000 is authorized from the General Fund Account Code 1001-10100-1112001STDSTD for Destination Toledo and the appropriation of same is authorized to the General Fund Account Code 1001-10100-1112001STDSTD for the purpose of purchasing tickets for City of Toledo employees for the July 1, 2023 Jared Anderson fight at the Huntington Center and further authorizing the expenditure of same.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into the necessary agreements for the purchase authorized in Section 1, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Director of Law.
SECTION 3. That this Council finds and determines it is in the best interest of the City to waive the competitive procurement provisions of TMC Chapter 187 for the reason that the tickets are being procured on a volume-discount basis directly from the promoter for purposes of the benefit of city employees for this event.
SECTION 4. That the Director of Finance is authorized to a draw warrant against the above Account Code in an amount not to exceed $20,000 in payment of the above-authorized obligation upon the proper voucher.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this ordinance must be immediately effective in order to provide a timely purchase and distribution of tickets for this July 1, 2023 event.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 10, nays 0.
Passed: June 27, 2023, as an emergency measure: yeas 10, nays 0.
Attest:
Gerald E. Dendinger Matt Cherry
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: June 27, 2023
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor