4047924 Resolution 19-678, "Reprogramming $6,930,200 to Pay-As-You-Go Capital Budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2012"

A RESOLUTION

19-678 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

November 1, 2012

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve the reprogramming request of $6,930,200 from various agencies to the District of Columbia Public Schools.  

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Reprogramming $6,930,200 to Pay-As-You-Go Capital Budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2012”.

 

Sec. 2. (a) The Executive submitted a reprogramming to the Council on October 26, 2012 to transfer $6,930,200 from the Department of General Services and District of Columbia Public Schools  (“DCPS”) through the Pay-as-you-go capital budget to DCPS.  These funds will be used to support the cost of information technology upgrades at DCPS’ facilities lacking modern technology infrastructure such as cabling and wiring, routers, switches, high speed internet connections, and other related improvements necessary for a fully functioning and technologically modern school.

(b) Emergency legislation is necessary to actively approve this fiscal year 2012 reprogramming before the Congressionally mandated deadline of November 1, 2012.  There is no time to wait for the traditional passive approval of most reprogrammings, for any delay will prevent these funds from being transferred.       

(c) At the close of fiscal year 2012, some agencies had unspent funds due to efficiencies implemented by those agencies during fiscal year 2012.  Those funds are for fiscal year 2012 and can only be reprogrammed to the nonlapsing Pay-as-you-go capital budget.  The reprogramming in the emergency legislation converts the funds to Pay-as-you-go capital and remains available for capital eligible purposes. 

 

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Reprogramming $6,930,200 to Pay-As-You-Go Capital Budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools Emergency Approval Act of 2012 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.