Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Office of Education to enter into contracts with various community organizations. These contracts will provide funding for after school program services for the period February 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004. The programs are a service for school students of low- and moderate-income working parents. These programs are designed to give children a strong sense of self worth, academic ability, and community responsibility.
Due to need for budget to pass prior to putting forth for council agenda, we are in situation where emergency legislation is necessary in order to promptly begin contracts and payments without a loss of service to community or hardship to agency.
FISCAL IMPACT: In 2004, $334,967.00 has been allocated to fund after school programming through the General Fund, Fund No. 010, $226,552 to fund after school programming through the Charitable Trust Fund No. 224, and $21,000 to fund after school programming through the Education Special Grants Fund No. 291.
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To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into contracts with various community organizations for the provision of after school programming services for the period February 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004; to authorize the expenditure of $582,519 from various funds, and to declare an emergency. ($582,519.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Office of Education desires to enter into contracts with various community organizations; and
WHEREAS, various community organizations provide services and programming to the community through the after school programs; and
WHEREAS, it is important to provide youth program opportunities with high standards and including components such as academic assistance, enrichment activities, prevention units, recreation and socialization, strong family involvement, and nutritious food service; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Mayor's Office of Education in that it is immediately necessary to enter in to contracts and to authorize the expenditure of these funds to the Mayor's Office of Education in order to promptly begin contracts and payments without a loss or delay of service to community; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Office of Education is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with following various community organizations for the purpose of funding the following written purposes for after school program services for Columbus students.
*Please see attached table detailing complete contract and allocation details
Section 2. That these contracts are awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended.
Section 3. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $334,967.00, or so much thereof as maybe necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Office of Education, Division No. 40-04, Fund No. 010, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA 404004.
Section 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $226,552.00, or so much thereof as maybe necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Office of Education, Division No. 40-04, Fund No. 224, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA 404012.
Section 5. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $21,000.00, or so much thereof as maybe necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Office of Education, Division No. 40-04, Fund No. 291, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA 400002.
Section 6. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.