Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to enter a grant agreement with Columbus Urban League in an amount up to $1,100,000 to support workforce development training in the technology field for minority communities.
The 104-year-old Columbus Urban League (CUL) is an advocate and resource for Black and urban communities that is dedicated to growing wealth, education, earning power and small businesses while also supporting strong families.
Technology focused workforce development training will help assist historically under resourced communities acquire skills that will provide access to jobs in a field that supports good paying wages, job mobility and access to advanced opportunities.
Emergency action is requested to allow Columbus Urban League to continue to provide uninterrupted services in the programming of workforce development training.
FISCAL IMPACT: $100,000.00 is available in the Administrative Division’s General Fund budget; $400,000.00 is available in the Administrative Division’s General Fund, Job Growth Subfund; and $600,000.00 will be transferred from General Fund Citywide Account.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor number is 006073 and expires on 2/22/2024.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus Urban League in an amount up to $1,100,000.00 for the purpose of supporting workforce development training in the technology field for minority communities; to authorize the transfer of $600,000.00 from the general fund citywide account to the Department of Development general fund budget; to authorize the expenditure of $1,100,000.00 from the general fund; to approve expenditures incurred prior to the approval of the purchase order; and to declare an emergency. ($1,100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Urban League is an advocate and resource for Black and urban communities that is dedicated to growing wealth, education, earning power and small businesses while also supporting strong families; and
WHEREAS, technology focused workforce development training will help assist historically under resourced communities acquire skills that will provide access to jobs in a field that supports good paying wages, job mobility and access to advanced opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Development desires to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus Urban League for the purpose of supporting technology based workforce development training; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus Urban League to continue to provide uninterrupted services in the programming of workforce development training; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus Urban League in an amount up to $1,100,000.00 to support technology focused workforce development training for minority communities.
Section 2. That the transfer of $600,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within Fund 1000 (General Fund), from Dept.-Div 45-01 (Financial Management), object class 10 (Transfer Out Operating) to Dept-Div 44-01 (Administration), object class 03 (Services) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
Section 3. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $1,100,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 (General Fund), Dept. 44-01 (Administration), in Object Class 03 (Services) per the accounting codes in the attached 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 contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 6. 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.