Explanation
Columbus City Council has a need to purchase food and/or beverage items for the Small Business Roundup reception on January 17, 2023. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of up to $1,500.00 from the Job Growth subfund for the purchase of food and/or beverage items, which serve the public purpose of improving lives by encouraging attendance at public events. Specifically in this case, hosting a reception promotes engaging Columbus' small business owners and entrepreneurs to increase awareness of City resources available to them and to look towards what support the small business community needs in 2023. Light snacks and beverages for the reception will be provided with a spending cap of $25 per participant. Any purchase of alcohol is strictly prohibited.
Ordinance 3252-2022 was passed by Columbus City Council on December 5, 2022 for this same purpose. The ordinance provided insufficient funds for food and beverages given the robust interest in attendance of this event from Columbus small business owners, establishing the need to repeal and replace Ordinance 3252-2022 with this ordinance.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for these items is available within the Job Growth subfund.
Emergency Action: Emergency designation is requested in order to immediately facilitate any necessary purchase of these items in the usual daily operation of the city.
Title
To authorize an appropriation and expenditure of up to $1,500.00 from the Job Growth subfund for the purchase of food and/or beverage items for the Small Business Roundup reception on January 17, 2023; to repeal and replace Ordinance 3252-2022; and to declare an emergency. ($1,500.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council has a need to purchase food and/or beverage items for the 2023 Small Business Roundup reception on January 17, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council must repeal and replace Ordinance 3252-2022 which provided insufficient funding for the purpose of food and beverage purchases at the ...
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