Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Development to modify Contract No. EL-012643 with the Community Shelter Board by adding $130,000 from the General Fund for the purpose of continuing the City's support for homeless emergency shelters.
Based upon data provided by the Community Shelter Board, it has been determined that a need exists to respond without delay to the significant increase in demand for emergency shelter during the cold weather months. As the weather becomes even more severe, both family and single adult overflow is expected to escalate.
The Community Shelter Board will disburse the additional funds to various providers of services to homeless individuals and families, and will monitor those provider activities.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available in the General Fund for this transfer and expenditure.
Title
To authorize the transfer of $130,000.00 within the Department of Development, General Fund; to authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Development to execute a contract modification with the Community Shelter Board for the purpose of continuing the City's support for homeless emergency shelters; to authorize the expenditure of $130,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($130,000.00)
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WHEREAS, a need exists for homeless emergency shelters; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in the General Fund; and
WHEREAS, the City continues to support the Community Shelter Board's work with emergency shelter for homeless individuals and families; and
WHEREAS, this program has effectively and efficiently enabled our community to help individuals and families who are homeless resolve their housing crisis; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city in that it is immediately necessary to modify a contract with the Community Shelter Board so that vital services will not be interrupted, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and Now, Therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $130,000 within the General Fund, Fund 010, Development Department, as follows:
FROM:
Division 44-01, Object Level One 01, Object Level Three 1101, OCA Code 440283, Amount $90,000
Division 44-03, Object Level One 01, Object Level Three 1101, OCA Code 446930, Amount $40,000
TO:
Division 44-10, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 440284, Amount $130,000
Section 2. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized and directed to modify contract EL012643 with the Community Shelter Board for the purpose of continuing the city's uninterrupted support for emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families.
Section 3. That this contract modification is awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 2, the expenditure of $130,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary be and is hereby authorized and directed to be expended from the Department of Development, Department No. 44-10, Fund 010, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 440284.
Section 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.