Explanation
Background: This ordinance is to authorize the appropriation and encumbrance of $237,091.80 within the Small Business Education and Training Fund to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in support of small business education and training events.
Fiscal Impact: Total appropriation and encumbrance of $237,091.80 is available within the Small Business Education and Training Fund 2288.
Emergency: Emergency action is requested to ensure the coordination of small business education and training activities can continue without interruption.
Title
To authorize the appropriation and encumbrance of $237,091.80 within the Small Business Education and Training Fund to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in support of small business education and training events; and to declare an emergency. ($237,091.80)
Body
WHEREAS, City Council established a Special Revenue fund titled “Public Utilities Small Business Training & Education Fund" via ordinance 2791-2012, passed on 2/4/2013; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Special Revenue fund is to carry out small business capacity-building educational and training activities and to use the proceeds from these activities for additional training; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion is solely responsible for the development and facilitation of future small business training and special events for which this fund was originally established via ordinance 2559-2016, passed on 11/21/2016; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in that the director seeks to appropriate and encumber the Small Business Education and Training Funds in an amount of $237,091.80, preventing delay of this work, 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 Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate and encumber $ $237,091.80 within the Small Business Education and Training Fund, fund 2288, subfund 228801, per the accounting code in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. 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 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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.