Explanation
BACKGROUND: To maintain unemployment benefit payments in accordance with Federal Law, additional appropriation is necessary for the unemployment compensation program. To determine the amount necessary for the appropriation, current utilization and anticipated claims were analyzed.
FISCAL IMPACT: Unemployment compensation payments to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services for 2007 were $347,372 and projected $500,000 for 2008. A total of $600,000 is required for 2009. This ordinance is an emergency measure.
Appropriation is being made to the following project:
Employee Unemployment Compensation Program $600,000.00
Title
To authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $600,000.00 for the funding of the Unemployment Compensation Program from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $600,000.00, or so much therefor as may be necessary to pay contract costs for the unemployment compensation program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract and to pay the associated contract costs to avoid interruption in necessary services for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety and welfare;
Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the monies in and from all monies estimated to come into the Employee Benefits Fund 502, from any and all sources from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, the following appropriation is hereby authorized and directed:
Div: 46-01| Dept: Human Resources| OL1: 3 | OL3: 3365| Subfund: 166| Amount: $600,000.00| OCA: 46103
SECTION 2. That from the monies appropriated in Section 1 shall be paid on order of the Human Resources Director and no other shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 3. To authorize the expenditure of $600,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services from the Employee Benefits Fund 502, Department of Human Resources, Department NO. 46-01, OL1 03, OL3 3365, OCA 461043, Subfund 166 is hereby authorized and directed.
SECTION 4. 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.