Explanation
BACKGROUND: CelebrateOne has been awarded a grant by the Crane Family Foundation, which has been deposited into the CelebrateOne Community Fund at The Columbus Foundation. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $50,000.00 in grant money to support the work of CelebrateOne’s doula programs. The Crane Family pledged a gift of $150,000.00 to be paid over three calendar years. This ordinance accepts and encumbers the second of three years of grant funding.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program activity is funded by private contributions to the CelebrateOne Community Fund at The Columbus Foundation and does not generate revenue nor require a City match. A deposit of $50,000.00 will be made to the City's Private Grant Fund 2291, G401901 after passage of this ordinance.
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To authorize and direct the CelebrateOne Executive Director to accept and transfer grant funds from the Crane Family Foundation through the CelebrateOne Community Fund at The Columbus Foundation to the City's Private Grant Fund for support of CelebrateOne doula programs in the amount of $50,000.00; and to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $50,000.00 to the City's Private Grants Fund. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $50,000.00 in grant funds have been made available to CelebrateOne from the Crane Family Foundation through the CelebrateOne Community Fund at the Columbus Foundation for CelebrateOne doula programs; and,
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of CelebrateOne is authorized to accept $50,000.00 in private grant funds from the Crane Family Foundation for use in funding doula services; and
WHEREAS, the $50,000.00 grant must be encumbered in the City's Private Grant Fund 2291; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Office of CelebrateOne for the Executive Director to accept these grant funds from the Crane Family Foundation to support doula services for enhanced infant and maternal health of CelebrateOne clients; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $50,000.00 from the Crane Family Foundation through the CelebrateOne Fund at The Columbus Foundation.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Fund known as the City's Private Grants Fund 2291, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources for the period ending December 31, 2024, the sum of $50,000.00 is hereby appropriated per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance upon receipt of the $50,000.00 by the Treasurer of the City of Columbus.
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon the order of the CelebrateOne Executive Director, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. That at the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused city match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. 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 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.