Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify the grants of various social service agencies throughout Central Ohio. The modifications will provide additional funding for the 2009 program year. These agencies received partial 2009 funding through an initial allocation from either the Emergency Human Services Fund or the Community Development Block Grant Fund. These modifications provide a supplemental allocation from the General Fund.
This ordinance represents programs funded following the Department of Development's application process. The legislation targets those social service agencies that will provide help to families and households through access to self-sufficiency, counseling, transportation, youth programs, childcare, senior services and treatment services. In addition, the city supports programs and activities so that the greater population is assured access to information, technical and other community assistance. These programs include childcare and housing referral, literacy education, community mediation, and planning activities. This ordinance will provide to these programs an additional $1,182,972.00 from the General Fund for the 2009 program year.
This ordinance is presented as an emergency to allow program services to continue without interruption and to facilitate payment of accrued program expenses associated with operations.
FISCAL IMPACT: In 2009, a total of $1,390,517.00 is allocated to fund social service programs through the General Fund. This ordinance will provide to these programs an additional $1,182,972.00 from the General Fund for the 2009 program year. The balance of funds available will be obligated through companion legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify the grants of various social service agencies; to authorize the expenditure of $1,182,972.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,182,972.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify the grants of various social service agencies for the provision of social services; and
WHEREAS, the modifications will provide additional funding for the 2009 program year; and
WHEREAS, these programs includes, but is not limited to, childcare, senior care and housing referral, material assistance, counseling, community mediation, resource centers and planning activities; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to modify the grants of various social service agencies to allow program services to continue without interruption and to facilitate payment of accrued program expenses associated with operations, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development be and is hereby authorized to modify the grants of various agencies as listed in the attachment to this ordinance by increasing the grant amounts as indicated.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $1,182,972.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Fund, Department of Development, Department No. 44-01, Fund 010, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 499038.
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 its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.