Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus City Schools in support of their Immigrants, Refugees, and Migrant Affairs (IRMA) Youth Council and Public Affairs Show.
Many CCS families are immigrants or new to Columbus, and are not aware of civic resources available to strengthen and support their growth. By publicizing these initiatives and resources, listeners will gain awareness of, and ideally take advantage of, city programs.
CCS students will serve as co-hosts and/or guests, and will interview council members, city leaders and local resource program managers to discuss civic issues such as immigration, housing, parks and recreation, and financial resources. The show will advertise and drive traffic to these resources, and success is measured by increased use of city and civic resources.
Funding would support the purchasing of equipment to produce the show and time at radio stations.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delay in planning the show in advance of the upcoming school year.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus City Schools in support of their Immigrants, Refugees, and Migrant Affairs (IRMA) Youth Council and Public Affairs Show; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)
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WHEREAS, many CCS families are immigrants or new to Columbus, and are not aware of civic resources available to strengthen and support their growth; and
WHEREAS, CCS students will serve as co-hosts and/or guests, and will interview council members, city leaders and local resource program managers to discuss civic issues such as immigration, housing, parks and recreation, and financial resources; and
WHEREAS, by publicizing city initiatives and resources, listeners will gain awareness of, and ideally take advantage of, city programs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Clerk's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus City Schools for their Immigrants, Refugees, and Migrant Affairs (IRMA) Youth Council and Public Affairs Show, to avoid any delay in planning the show in advance of the upcoming school year, 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 Columbus City Schools in support of their Immigrants, Refugees, and Migrant Affairs (IRMA) Youth Council and Public Affairs Show.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $25,000.00 in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, to Columbus City Council per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $25,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the action authorized in SECTION 1, is hereby authorized in the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the 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 5. 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 6. 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.