Explanation
This ordinance amends previously-adopted ordinance 0548-2026 (previously amended by Ordinance 1283-2026) by allowing advance payments of the grant on a predetermined schedule.
Ordinance 0548-2026, approved by Columbus City Council on March 30, 20206, authorized the Office of CelebrateOne to enter into a $250,000.00 grant agreement with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (R.O.O.T.T.) to support community-oriented Perinatal Support Doula care. Ordinance 0548-2026 added $100,000.00, for a total grant of $350,000.00. This ordinance will allow for advanced payments to be made upon receipt of reporting metrics within this general fund grant with R.O.O.T.T
Fiscal Impact: There is no further fiscal impact, the funding for this program is already appropriated and the expenditures permitted per ordinances 0548-2026 and 1283-2026.
Emergency action is requested to ensure a timely issuance of grant funds in support of the program to not unduly affect ROOTT’s ability to provide services to impacted communities.
Title
To amend ordinance 0548-2026 (previously amended by Ordinance 1283-2026) by allowing advanced grant payments with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (R.O.O.T.T.); and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, ordinance 0548-2026, approved by Columbus City Council on March 30, 20206, authorized the Office of CelebrateOne to enter into a $250,000.00 grant agreement with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (R.O.O.T.T.) to support community-oriented Perinatal Support Doula care; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 1283-2026 increased the grant agreement by $100,000.00; and
WHEREAS, per C.C. 111.14 all grant agreements with advanced payment must have the grants advanced payment status specifically stated within their ordinance; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily business of the Office of CelebrateOne in that it is immediately necessary to effectuate this amendment to ensure a timely issuance of grant funds in support of the program and not to unduly affect ROOTT’s ability to provide services to impacted communities; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Office of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized to enter into an advanced grant with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation, and, that Section 1 of ordinance 0548-2026 is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Office of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized to enter into an advanced payment grant agreement with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (R.O.O.T.T.), a non-profit corporation, to support community-oriented Perinatal Support Doula care for a twelve- month period from the date of execution.
SECTION 2. That existing Section 1 of ordinance 0548-2026 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That funds shall be paid in advance to Restoring Our Own Through Transformation upon receipt of their program reporting metrics, and per C.C. 111.14 these advanced payments are authorized and approved by City Council.
SECTION 4. 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.