Explanation
The City of Columbus has been awarded a $296,168.00 grant by the United States Department of Justice to bolster anti-gang activity. This grant was authorized for acceptance and funds appropriated within the General Government Grant Fund by Ordinance 0356-2006 passed by City Council March 6, 2006. Anti-gang initiatives are being pursued by the Public Safety Director's Office and the Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, Keep Columbus Beautiful program. That ordinance appropriated $220,168.00 to the Safety Director's Office and $76,000.00 to the Refuse Collection Division based on the preliminary grant budget.
Several changes have subsequently been made in the grant budget, all of which have been approved by the Department of Justice. These changes have resulted in two transfer letters that transferred appropriation within the Refuse Collection Division's appropriation authority germane to the grant. Appropriation authority was transferred between major spending categories (Object Level One Codes).
The Refuse Collection Division and the Public Safety Director's Office are desirous of transferring a portion of Refuse's grant money back to the Safety Director's Office to mirror the grant's revised budget for each entity.
Fiscal Impact: None.
Emergency action is requested to allow the transfer of appropriation authority to occur as soon as possible to promote expeditious prosecution of the intent and programs of this grant.
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To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $18,000.00 in 2006 anti-gang initiative grant appropriation authority within the General Government Grant Fund from the Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, to the Public Safety Director's Office; and to declare an emergency. ($18,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has been awarded a $296,168.00 grant by the United States Department of Justice to bolster anti-gang activity; and
WHEREAS, this grant was authorized for acceptance and funds appropriated within the General Government Grant Fund by Ordinance 0356-2006 passed by City Council March 6, 2006; and
WHEREAS, grant budget changes that have been approved by the United States Department of Justice require that grant appropriation authority within the General Government Grant Fund be transferred from the Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, to the Public Safety Director's Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists within the usual daily operations of the Keep Columbus Beautiful program, Refuse Collection Division, Public Service Department, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer said grant appropriation authority to promote expeditious prosecution of the intent and programs of this grant, 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 hereby is authorized to transfer $18,000.00 in 2006 General Government Grant Fund anti-gang initiative grant appropriation authority from the Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, to the Public Safety Director's Office as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Dept. Fund O.L. 1 Code O.L. 3 Code Grant OCA Code Amount
59-02 220 02 2200 316001 596001 $ 8,500.00
59-02 220 03 3336 316001 596001 9,500.00
Total Transfer From: $18,000.00
TRANSFER TO:
Dept. Fund O.L. 1 Code O.L. 3 Code Grant OCA Code Amount
30-01 220 03 3336 316001 316001 $18,000.00
Total Transfer To: $18,000.00
SECTION 2. 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.