Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Image Character Etiquette Inc., a non-profit entity, for the support of the International Day of The Girl Summit event. A portion of the funding will be used for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages expenses to support participants of the event. It is estimated that less than $1,200.00 will be used for food and non-alcoholic beverage costs.
International Day of the Girl was created to increase attention on issues that matter to girls amongst governments, policymakers and the general public, and more opportunities for girls to have their voices heard on the global stage.
Columbus City Council will engage with students of Columbus City Prep School For Girls to empower and inform girls on gender inequalities, its impact and to have a platform to share their lived experiences and inequalities that impacts their girlhood with policymakers.
Image Character Etiquette (ICE) is a mentoring and empowerment organization created to provide youth with practical lessons and positive examples of how to navigate life. Through personal interactions with program mentors and real-world examples, we teach youth not only how to go through life, but how to live meaningful lives fueled by purpose and propelled by passion.
Eryn PiNK Girl Empowerment is a program under ICE Mentors created to specifically serve girls. The mission of Eryn PiNK is to challenge the narrative of what it means to be a girl in today’s society, by inspiring girls to set standards and expectations that align with their values and morals, to encourage confidence so that they can confront stereotypes and peer pressure, and to empower them to find their purpose and use their voice.
City Code Section 329.35 permits the purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverages for a valid public purpose and permits the use of funds for community programs and events sponsored by the City. The expenditure of public funds will be an integral part of the International Day of the Girl Summit.
Emergency action is necessary to provide upfront funding to pay for services in anticipation of the October 11, 2024 event.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Image Character Etiquette Inc. in support of the International Day of The Girl Summit event; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize the expenditure of funds for reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, International Day of the Girl is an international observance day declared by the United Nations; that first took place on October 11, 2012; and
WHEREAS, International Day of the Girl was created to increase attention on issues that matter to girls amongst governments, policymakers and the general public, and more opportunities for girls to have their voices heard on the global stage; and
WHEREAS, Image Character Etiquette (ICE) is a mentoring and empowerment organization created to provide youth with practical lessons and positive examples of how to navigate life; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Clerk's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement providing funding to the Image Character Etiquette Inc. for the support of the International Day of The Girl event in time to plan the October 11, 2024 event, for the immediate 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 City Clerk is authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the not-for-profit Image Character Etiquette Inc. to provide funding in support of the International Day of The Girl Summit event.
SECTION 2: That Columbus City Council hereby determines that the purchase and distribution of reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages, as related to the action authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance, is for a proper public purpose and is authorized, and that no more than $1,200.00 of the expenditure authorized by this ordinance may be put toward food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses.
SECTION 3. That the appropriation and expenditure of $50,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the action authorized in SECTION 1, is authorized in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That for the reason 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.