Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the acceptance and appropriation of a $200,000 grant from the Columbus Board of Education and authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to amend the Truancy Intervention Program contract (DL008102) with the YMCA by extending the termination date to June 30, 2006 and increasing the amount by $100,000.
The City of Columbus received funds from Columbus Public Schools to serve as a fiduciary between their organization and the YMCA of Central Ohio, a community-based organization. This YMCA organization will continue to seek a reduction in truancy through educational procedures, case management and other interventions. In addition to monetary support, the Columbus Public Schools will continue to be responsible for coordination and communication of program expectations to its' school system and to the at-large community. The City of Columbus will continue to facilitate police officers to transport truant students to the designated truancy centers, and to serve as the fiduciary for the contract.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the acceptance and appropriation of a $200,000 grant from the Columbus Board of Education and the expenditure of $100,000 of these funds through the YMCA. The balance of the grant funds will be used for additional truancy intervention programming that will be provided by another a community-based organization yet to be determined.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to accept a Columbus Public Schools Alternative School/Programs Grant from the Columbus Board of Education in the amount of $200,000; to authorize the appropriation of $200,000.00 from the General Government Grant Fund to the Department of Development; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend a contract with the YMCA of Central Ohio by increasing the amount and extending the term; and to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the General Government Grant Fund. ($200,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to amend the contract with the Columbus Board of Education by increasing the amount by $100,000 and extending the term to June 30, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Public Schools will coordinate, monitor, provide monetary support and communicate program expectations to its' school system and the community at-large; and
WHEREAS, the YMCA of Central Ohio will seek to reduce truancy through educational procedures, case management and other interventions; and
WHEREAS, under this agreement the Division of Neighborhood Services will continue to serve as fiduciary between the YMCA of Central Ohio Truancy Intervention Program and Columbus Public Schools; and 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 accept a grant award of $200,000.00 from
the Columbus Board of Education to support truancy prevention and intervention programs.
Section 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose within the contract period, the sum of $200,000.00 be and is hereby appropriated to the Development Department, Division 44-05, Fund 220, Grant 441001, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA Code 440302.
Section 3. That the Development Director is hereby authorized to amend Contract DL008102 with the YMCA of Central Ohio by increasing the amount by $100,000.00 and extending the term to June 30, 2006.
Section 4. That for the purpose stated in Section 3, the expenditure of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Division 44-05, Fund 220, Grant 441001, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 440302.
Section 5. That this contract is amended in accordance with Chapter 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.