Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $1,222.69 from the 2022 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which has resulted from program income to fund some of the Department of Development’s Housing Division’s personnel costs for reconciliation and closeout activities.
These funds are for a portion of the Housing Division budget for personnel expenses with other funding provided by the general fund and other federal grants.
This legislation represents partial appropriation for the HOPWA portion of the 2022 Action Plan, per Ordinance 2800-2021
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure personnel funds are in place for reconciling and performing the closeout activities for the 2022 Grant as the grant period of performance ends September 8, 2025 and the reconciliation needs to be completed prior to that date for compliance purposes and the city not having to return the program income to HUD.
Fiscal Impact: Funds in the amount $1,222.69 is available in the 2022 HOPWA grant (G442201) which comes from program income
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To authorize the appropriation of program income in an amount up to $1,222.69 from the 2022 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement grant within the General Government Grant fund from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund some of the Department of Development’s Housing Division’s personnel costs associated with reconciliation and close out activities; and to declare an emergency. ($1,222.69)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus a participating jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for 2022 and beyond; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is the recipient of HOPWA funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus City Council has approved the 2022 Action Plan, per Ordinance 2800-2021, as required by HUD; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate funds to fund Department of Development’s Housing Division personnel costs from the 2022 HOPWA grant for reconciliation and closeout activities; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the aforementioned funds in order to ensure personnel funds are in place for reconciliation and closeout activities within the grants period of performance to avoid any delay in the payment of relevant salaries and accounting for them within the grant requirements and the city not having to return funding to HUD, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, and safety; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies in Fund 2220 (HOPWA) and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the sum of $1,222.69 is appropriated in Fund 2220 (General Government Grant Fund), Dept-Div 44-10 (Housing), Project G442201, Object Class 01 (Personnel) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That at the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. 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.