Explanation
BACKGROUND: Cleaner Columbus is a citywide litter mitigation initiative supported by Columbus City Council. The organization runs a youth group cleanup grant program as well as a litter pickup employment program with community partners. Annually, Cleaner Columbus hosts a citywide litter cleanup day. The intent of this legislation is to transfer the funding necessary for the administration functions of the organization to a dedicated fund within The Columbus Foundation called the Keep Columbus Beautiful Foundation Fund. As a result, the Columbus Foundation will be capable of dispersing funds in a more agile and responsive manner conducive to the goals of the organization, namely litter cleanup.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, subfund 100018.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into a grant agreement with The Columbus Foundation in support of Cleaner Columbus Initiative; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of $483,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($483,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Cleaner Columbus is a nonprofit organization supported by Columbus City Council; and
WHEREAS, The organization hosts an annual citywide litter cleanup day; and
WHEREAS, Housing Cleaner Columbus' funds within the Columbus Foundation, Keep Columbus Beautiful Foundation will allow the former to be more agile and responsive in the execution of its functions, namely litter cleanup; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Service is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with The Columbus Foundation in support of the Cleaner Columbus Initiative and to make payment to the organization for the Keep Columbus Beautiful Foundation to support the Cleaner Columbus Initiative.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $483,000.00 in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, subfund 100018, to The Columbus Foundation per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $483,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the action authorized in SECTION 1 of this ordinance is hereby 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 hereby 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 this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.