Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with City Year Columbus for the program City Year Capital Kids at Linmoor Middle School as a pilot project at a Columbus Public School. The contract amount is $53,400.
City Year Columbus Corps members will facilitate an after-school program for 35, 6-8th grade students four days a week, for 2 hours per day for 32 weeks. Students will participate in academic enrichment programs designed to build core literacy skills through community service activities during one school year period.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are allocated from the FY2006 General Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with City Year Columbus for the program City Year Capital Kids at Linmoor Middle School as a pilot project at a Columbus Public School; to authorize the expenditure of $53,400.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($53,400.00)
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WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Director of the Department of Development to contract with City Year Columbus for the program City Year Capital Kids at Linmoor Middle School as a pilot project at a Columbus Public School; and
WHEREAS, City Year will use the appropriated funds to conduct an after-school academic enrichment program for 6-8th grade students with the assistance from City Year Corps Members; and
WHEREAS, this project, City Year Capital Kids at Linmoor Middle School as a pilot project at a Columbus Public School, will provide after-school programs to use a program model emphasizing using literacy skills in problem solving through community service and in the development of healthy lifestyle habits; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with City Year Columbus, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, safety and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to contract with City Year Columbus to fund City Year Capital Kids at Linmoor Middle School as a pilot project at a Columbus Public School.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $53,400.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Fund, Department of Development, Department No. 44-05, Fund 010, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 440280.
Section 3. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
Section 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, the 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.