Explanation
Background: The Department of Development seeks to enter into a grant agreement with Ghana Festival Ohio in support of their five-day event showcasing Ghanaian culture and showing support to Columbus’ sister city of Accra, and to pay for expenses incurred before the purchase order was approved.
Ghana Festival Ohio seeks to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of people of African origin or ancestry. The organization is a non-profit that pursues these goals through cultural and artistic exhibitions and performances, dances, music, food, education, and interactive programming. It is also their goal to promote cultural tourism to enhance global diversity and promote cultural awareness and artistic visibility of the Western African Community in Ohio while creating the platform for socio-cultural, economic, business, and investment opportunities.
The grant will support Ghana Festival Ohio in bringing in international cultural performing troupes, international guest performing artists for music, and the rental of cultural performing drums and equipment, as well as some additional logistics rental and media needs.
Fiscal Impact: This legislation authorizes the transfer within a fund, and the expenditure of $20,000.00 from the 2023 General Fund.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor’s vendor number is 045094 and expires 4/13/2025.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Ghana Festival Ohio to support the Ghana Festival Ohio event; to authorize a transfer and expenditure within the General Fund, and to pay for expenses incurred before the purchase order was approved. ($20,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, The Department of Development seeks to support to the celebration of Columbus as a diverse and welcoming city including for those of West African origin or ancestry; and
WHEREAS, Ghana Festival Ohio seeks to showcase Ghanaian culture through their flagship event of GhanaFestOhio this summer; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Department of Development Director to enter into a grant agreement with Ghana Festival Ohio to support the GhanaFestOhio event that promotes cultural tourism and artistic visibility for the Western African community in central Ohio, in an amount of up to $20,000.00, and to pay for expenses incurred before the purchase order was approved.; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the transfer within a fund and authorizes the expenditure of up to $20,000.00; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Department of Development Director is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Ghana Festival Ohio in an amount up to $20,000.00 for the purpose of supporting the GhanaFest event that promotes cultural tourism and artistic visibility for the Western African community in central Ohio, and to pay for expenses incurred before the purchase order was approved.
SECTION 2. That the transfer of $8,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within Fund 1000 (General Fund), from Dept.-Div. 44-02 (Economic Development), object class 03 (Services) to Dept-Div 44-02 (Economic Development), object class 05 (Other) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $8,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 (General Fund), Dept. 44-02 (Economic Development), in Object Class 05 (Other Expenditures) per the accounting codes in the attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $4,500.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 (General Fund), Dept. 48-01 (Department of Neighborhoods), in Object Class 05 (Other Expenditures) per the accounting codes in the attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $7,500.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 (General Fund), Dept. 40-03 (Office of Diversity & Inclusion), in Object Class 05 (Other Expenditures) per the accounting codes in the attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That this grant agreement is awarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code related to awarding grant agreements.
SECTION 7. That funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 8. 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 9. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.