Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the transfer of $42,000.00 within the General Government Grant Fund, Lead Grant. Funds are needed to pay various expenses associated with the Lead Safe Columbus Program such as mileage to and from units where lead poisoned children reside, consumable supplies used for blood testing and the purchase of equipment used for testing painted surfaces.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. These expenditures need to be made by the end of the grant period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This ordinance authorizes the transfer of $42,000.00 within the General Government Grant Fund, Lead Grant.
Title
To authorize and direct the transfer of $42,000.00 within the General Government Grant Fund, Lead Grant, to provide funding for expenditures related to the Lead Grant; and to declare an emergency. ($42,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the transfer of $42,000 within the General Government Grant Fund, Lead Grant, to provide funding for Health Department expenses relating to the Lead Safe Columbus program; and
WHEREAS, expenses include mileage to and from units where lead poisoned children reside, consumable supplies used for blood testing and the purchase of equipment used for testing painted surfaces; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to transfer said funds so expenditures can be made by the end of the grant period, thereby preserving 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 Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $42,000 within the General Government Grant Fund, Fund 220, Grant 447027 as follows:
FROM:
Division / OJL One / OJL Three / OCA Code / Amount
44-10 / 03 / 3000 / 447027 / $10,000
50-01 / 02 / 2000 / 507027 / $32,000
Total $42,000
TO:
Division / OJL One / OJL Three / OCA Code / Amount
50-01 / 03 / 3408 / 507027 / $10,000
50-01 / 06 / 6690 / 507027 / $32,000
Total $42,000
Section 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.