Explanation
Background:
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and transfer of $17,663.24 within the Recreation and Parks Grants Fund to reinvest funds secured by the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging received as part of U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program (COAP) grant to support the Specialized Program Assessing Resource Connectivity (SPARC).
As of September 2024, the COAAA positions designated for SPARC were transferred to the Division of Fire permanently. From January to September 2024, COAAA utilized grant funding to maintain these positions. With the transition to the Division of Fire, the positions are now primarily funded with the general fund. The funds associated with the COAP grant are no longer needed to support SPARC positions at COAAA. This ordinance authorizes COAAA to reinvest the remaining grant funds to support additional home and community-based services for older adults and people with disabilities in Central Ohio.
Fiscal Impact:
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and transfer of $17,663.24 from the unencumbered cash balance of the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund. A transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund is needed to align cash and appropriation with the proper projects.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $17,663.24 from the unencumbered cash balance of the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund for the provision of home and community-based services for older adults in Central Ohio; and to authorize the transfer of funds and appropriations between projects in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund. ($17,663.24)
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WHEREAS, the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging received funds as part of U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program (COAP) grant awarded to the Columbus Division of Fire in support of the Specialized Program Assessing Resource Connectivity (SPARC); and
WHEREAS, COAAA has maintained the remainder of the unspent funds, totaling $17,663.24, secured through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program (COAP); and
WHEREAS, the positions assigned to SPARC transferred from COAAA to the Columbus Division of Fire in September of 2024. As a result, the agency no longer requires funds awarded through the COAP grant to support SPARC positions; and
WHEREAS, COAAA intends to reinvest the remaining funds to support additional home and community-based services for older adults and people with disabilities in Central Ohio; and
WHEREAS, $17,663.24 is available for appropriation in the unappropriated cash balance of the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund No. 2286; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer cash and appropriation within the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund No. 2286, to align cash and appropriation with the proper projects; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer cash and appropriation in order to allow services offered by the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging to continue through the end of 2025; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the transfer of $17,663.24, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized between projects within the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund No. 2286, Department No. 51, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance
SECTION 2. That the appropriation of $17,663.24 from the unappropriated balance of the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund be and is hereby authorized to the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging for the provision of home and community-based services for older adults, as shown in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.