Explanation
BACKGROUND:
In 2006, the City of Columbus was awarded a grant totaling $580,000 from the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) for an environmental stewardship program entitled "Get Green." Ordinance 2197-2006 appropriated $210,909 of the total grant, approximately equal to the amount the city received in cash payments through the end of 2007. It is now necessary to appropriate the balance of grant, which totals $369,091, to enable the city to complete this grant funded portion of the program, which will run through August 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This ordinance appropriates the remaining $369,091 balance of the original $580,000 "Get Green" grant. Monthly cash payments of $17,575.76 will be made to the city by SWACO in support of this grant through its conclusion at the end of August, 2009.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $369,091 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Office of the Mayor for the "Get Green" environmental stewardship program, and to declare an emergency. ($369,091).
Body
WHEREAS, the City was awarded a grant in the amount of $580,000 from the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) for the "Get Green" program; and
WHEREAS, a portion of this grant has already been appropriated and expended; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to appropriate the balance of the grant for use through its projected conclusion at the end of August, 2009; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of the Mayor in that it is necessary to appropriate the balance of the "Get Green" grant from SWACO in order to preserve 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 in the General Government Grant Fund, Subfund No. 220, and from any and all sources estimated to come into said fund and unappropriated for any other purpose for the duration of the grant, the sum of $369,091 is appropriated to the Mayor's Office, Division: 40-01, Fund 220, OCA Code: 404001, Grant No. 404001, Object Levels 1 01, 02 and 03 as follows:
OL3 1101 $225,350
OL3 1121 24,414
OL3 1150 49,400
OL3 1160 34,180
OL3 1171 3,540
OL3 1173 12,207
OL1 - 02 $10,000
OL1 - 03 $10,000
Section 2. That the monies in Section 1 shall be paid upon order of the Mayor; and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
Section 3. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.