Label
DPU070919MOWING/VEGETATIONCONTROL
Water Treatment
P. Bannister (x1846)
Title
Authorizing the disappropriation of $80,000 from the Division of Water Treatment’s operating budget line item “Engineering”; authorizing the appropriation of said funds to the “Contractual Services” budget line item for the Mowing/Vegetation Control Project; authorizing the mayor to accept bids and enter into cooperative agreements for these services; and declaring an emergency.
Body
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the reappropriation of $80,000 within this Division’s operating budget. During the Performance-Based Budgeting process, we identified the costs of one of our programs, “Grounds Maintenance”, as being non-efficient. We have since compared costs to maintain the areas around our lagoons and it’s something that we cannot efficiently maintain ourselves, due to the specialized equipment needed, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) regulations we must follow, and current lack of personnel to dedicate to the work. As a result, the Division of Water Treatment is preparing to hire contractors to maintain the vegetation around our 5 lagoons and also 2 of our satellite pumping stations.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That an amount not to exceed $80,000 is disappropriated from the Operating Budget for “Engineering” account code 6060-32000-537250-4000500STDSTD.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation of $80,000 is authorized from above disappropriation into account code 6060-32000-537410-4000500STDSTD “Contractual Services” for the purpose of Mowing/Vegetation Control.
SECTION 3. That the mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for Mowing/Vegetation Control.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to issue warrant or warrants against the account code in Section 2 in an amount not to exceed $80,000 in payment of the above authorized obligations upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall be in force and effect from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that same 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 ensure the uninterrupted distribution of quality potable drinking water to the citizens of the entire region.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council