Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify the contracts of various social service agencies throughout Central Ohio. The modifications will extend these contracts until January 31, 2005 and provide additional funding for the 2004 program year.
This ordinance represents programs funded following the Department of Development's competitive procurement process. The legislation targets those social service agencies that will provide help to families and households through access to self-sufficiency, counseling, transportation, youth programs, childcare, senior services and treatment services. In addition, the city supports programs and activities so that the greater population is assured access to information, technical and other community assistance. These programs include childcare and housing referral, literacy education, community mediation, and planning activities. This ordinance will provide to these programs an additional $999,352.00 from the General Fund for the 2004 program year.
This ordinance is presented as an emergency to allow program services to continue without interruption and to facilitate payment of accrued program expenses associated with operations.
FISCAL IMPACT: In 2004, a total of $2,553,292.00 is allocated to fund social service programs through the General Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify the contracts of various social service agencies; to authorize the expenditure of $999,352.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($999,352.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify the contracts of various social service agencies for the provision of social services; and
WHEREAS, the modifications will extend the current contracts until January 31, 2005 and provide additional funding for the 2004 program year; and
WHEREAS, these programs include childcare, senior care and housing referral, material assistance, counseling, community mediation, resource centers and planning activities; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to modify the contracts of various social service agencies to allow program services to continue without interruption and to facilitate payment of accrued program expenses associated with operations, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development be and is hereby authorized to modify the contracts of various agencies as listed in Section 3 by extending the contracts to January 31, 2005 and by increasing the contract amounts as indicated.
Section 2. That these contracts are amended pursuant to Section 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended.
Section 3. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $999,352.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Fund, Department of Development, Department No. 44-05, Fund 010, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 440280, as follows:
AGENCY (2) ACTIVITY CONTRACT AMOUNT
Catholic Social Services Senior Care DL005494 $ 20,169.00
Catholic Social Services Senior Companion DL005496 $ 10,365.00
Communities In Schools Youth Services DL005426 $ 27,108.00
City Year Youth DL005501 $ 79,728.00
Huckleberry House Crisis Counseling DL005467 $ 47,837.00
Huckleberry House Outreach DL005437 $108,131.00
Heritage Adult Care DL005560 $ 15,946.00
Neighborhood House Child Care DL005556 $ 14,351.00
Northside Child Child Care DL005440 $ 15,946.00
Development
Community Research Technical Assistance DL005680 $119,592.00
Partners
Directions for Youth Youth Services DL005458 $ 96,471.00
Southside Learning Child Care DL005441 $ 19,134.00
& Development
Community Kitchen Material Assistance DL005392 $ 32,051.00
JOIN Material Assistance DL005391 $ 18,417.00
Light Center Kinship Care DL005439 $ 20,659.00
YWCA Safe & Sound Program DL005427 $ 63,782.00
Columbus Historical Culture/Diversity DL005470 $ 24,915.00
City Year Young Heroes DL005500 $ 27,905.00
Enterprise Works Career Center DL005394 $ 22,776.00
Central Community House Child Care DL005466 $ 39,465.00
Action for Children Day Care Referral DL005459 $174,604.00
Total Allocations $ 999,352.00
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.