City of Columbus - File #: 2097-2003

• File #: 2097-2003
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/9/2003
• In control: Health, Housing & Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 9/29/2003
• Final action: 10/1/2003
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $300,000 between object levels within the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/1/2003	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/30/2003	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/29/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/29/2003	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/16/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/16/2003	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/16/2003	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/16/2003	1	Dev Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/15/2003	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2003	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/15/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/12/2003	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/10/2003	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/10/2003	1	DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/10/2003	1	DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/10/2003	1	Dev Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the transfer of $300,000 within the Community Development Block Grant Fund (CDBG) located in the Department of Development. These funds will be used to increase the amount of five contracts for the provision of services under the Emergency Repair Program. The Emergency Repair Program provides assistance to low and moderate-income individuals living in units with housing code violations that require immediate attention in order to avoid displacement of the occupants.

This legislation is presented as an emergency measure to allow program services to continue without interruption.

FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this transfer are available from the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund portion of the 2003 Community Development Block Grant Fund and the partial cancellation of Auditors Certificate AC 020301/001.

Title

To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $300,000 between object levels within the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000)

Body

WHEREAS, it is necessary at this time to transfer $300,000 within the Community Development Block Grant Fund located in the Department of Development to provide additional funds for five Emergency Repair Program contracts; and

WHEREAS, funds for this transfer are available from the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund portion of the 2003 Community Development Block Grant Fund and the partial cancellation of Auditors Certificate AC 020301/001; and

WHEREAS, the Emergency Repair Program provides assistance to low and moderate-income individuals living in units with housing code violations that require immediate attention in order to avoid displacement of the occupants; and

WHEREAS, this transfer is necessary due to the increased volume of calls requesting emergency heating, plumbing and electrical repairs; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to transfer said funds hereby 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 is hereby authorized and directed to transfer funds within the Community Development Block Grant Fund, Fund 248,

Subfund 248001, Division 44-10 as follows:

FROM: Object Level One 05, Object Level Three 5517, OCA Code 441121, Amount $300,000.

TO: Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA Code 441123, Amount $300,000.

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.