Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0945-2014 creates a new department of Education with the objective of promoting and encouraging public engagement in education issues as well as recommend policies, procedures and legislation relative to public education. As a part of that department creation, this legislation transfers all necessary funding within the General Fund 010 from the Department of Finance and Management to the Department of Education and the Health Department.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested so that funding for the new department of Education will be made available immediately.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to transfer $6,560,179 from the Department of Finance and Management to the Department of Education and Health Department and appropriate $500,000 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund. Funding was made available within the 2014 Finance and Management Citywide Account and within the 2014 City Council Neighborhood Initiatives Fund specifically for this purpose. This ordinance is contingent upon passage of 0945-2014.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $6,560,179.00 from Finance and Management's Citywide Account to the Department of Education and the Health Department; to authorize the appropriation of $500,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; and to declare an emergency ($7,060,179.00).
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0945-2014 creates a new department of Education with the objective of promoting and encouraging public engagement in education issues as well as recommend policies, procedures and legislation relative to public education; and
WHEREAS, as a part of that department creation, this legislation transfers funding from the General Fund (010) to the Health Operating Fund (250) and to the Department of Education within the General Fund (010); and
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary in the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to account for expenses related to the new Department of Education; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in that it is immediately necessary to transfer and appropriate funds for the immediate preservation of 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 is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the sum of $6,560,179 as follows:
FROM:
Div 45-01|Fund 010|Obj Lvl (01) 05|Obj Lvl (03) 5501|OCA #904508|Amount $6,560,179
TO:
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1101|OCA #500141|Amount $31,680
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1160|OCA #500141|Amount $4,435
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1173|OCA #500141|Amount $951
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1171|OCA #500141|Amount $459
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1150|OCA #500141|Amount $6,440
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3329|OCA #500141|Amount $3,050
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1101|OCA #502013|Amount $26,880
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1160|OCA #502013|Amount $3,763
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1173|OCA #502013|Amount $806
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1171|OCA #502013|Amount $390
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1150|OCA #502013|Amount $7,728
Div 50-01|Fund 250|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3336|OCA #500141|Amount $40,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1000|OCA #420010|Amount $20,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1101|OCA #420010|Amount $201,538
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1150|OCA #420010|Amount $41,216
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1160|OCA #420010|Amount $28,215
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1171|OCA #420010|Amount $2,922
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 01|Obj Lvl (03) 1173|OCA #420010|Amount $6,046
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 02|Obj Lvl (03) 2140|OCA #420010|Amount $5,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 02|Obj Lvl (03) 2193|OCA #420010|Amount $8,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 02|Obj Lvl (03) 2201|OCA #420010|Amount $1,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 02|Obj Lvl (03) 2217|OCA #420010|Amount $1,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 02|Obj Lvl (03) 2227|OCA #420010|Amount $5,200
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 02|Obj Lvl (03) 2290|OCA #420010|Amount $1,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3295|OCA #420010|Amount $1,260
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3320|OCA #420010|Amount $1,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3330|OCA #420010|Amount $2,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3332|OCA #420010|Amount $1,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3333|OCA #420010|Amount $1,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3336|OCA #420010|Amount $6,100,000
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3372|OCA #420010|Amount $1,200
Div 42-01|Fund 010|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3390|OCA #420010|Amount $5,000
SECTION 2. That an appropriation of funds is needed in the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund as follows:
Div 42-01|Fund 018|Obj (01) 03|Obj Lvl (03) 3336|OCA #420018|Amount $500,000
SECTION 3. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.