Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with A Kid Again, Inc. in support of their Adventures program.
A Kid Again, Inc. is a Columbus-based non-profit organization that strives to provide fun and adventure for children afflicted with life-threatening medical conditions. A Kid Again, Inc. ensures that families of children are involved as well, in order to improve the wellbeing of everyone affected by a child’s circumstances and to provide a way for families enduring similar challenges to make connections and support one another. Last year, A Kid Again, Inc. served over 12,000 families and, since its founding, has served more than 200,000 kids and their families.
Emergency action is necessary to allow program services to continue without interruption.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with A Kid Again, Inc.; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($80,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, A Kid Again, Inc. is a Columbus-based non-profit organization that strives to provide fun and adventure for children afflicted with life-threatening medical conditions; and
WHEREAS, last year A Kid Again, Inc. served over 12,000 families and, since its founding, has served more than 200,000 kids and their families; and
WHEREAS, A Kid Again, Inc. ensures that families of children are involved as well, in order to improve the wellbeing of everyone affected by a child’s circumstances and to provide a way for families enduring similar challenges to make connections and support one another;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Clerk's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Clerk enter into a grant agreement with A Kid Again, Inc. in support of their Adventures Program to allow for program services to continue without interruption, all for the immediate 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 Clerk is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with A Kid Again, Inc. in support of their Adventures Program.
SECTION 2. That the appropriation and expenditure of $80,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the action authorized in SECTION 1, is authorized in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That for the reason 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.