Explanation
In 2006, the City of Columbus expanded its environmental programming when the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) awarded the City of Columbus $580,000.00 for the city's "Get Green" initiative. This award was made possible through modifications to the transfer and lease agreements between the city and SWACO. Since 2006, there have been annual extensions and increases totaling $281,215, with total program proceeds to-date totaling $861,215.00.
The SWACO board recently modified the aforementioned transfer agreement which, among other things, authorized the award of additional moneys to the city to continue the "Get Green" initiative through 2011. This ordinance authorizes acceptance of this award and appropriates these funds, which total $217,239.00, to the Office of the Mayor, for the aforementioned purpose.
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure to ensure that funds are in place as soon as possible for cash flow and operational purposes.
Fiscal impact:
The "Get Green" initiative is currently funded entirely by the proceeds of the SWACO grant awards. The program has been structured to ensure that its costs do not exceed available revenues. As such, there are no negative fiscal impacts associated with passage of this ordinance.
Title
To authorize the Mayor to accept the award of $217,239.00 from the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio to continue the "Get Green" initiative through December, 2011, to authorize the appropriation of $217,239.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Office of the Mayor to continue the Mayor's "Get Green" Initiative in 2011; and to declare an emergency. ($217,239.00)
Body
WHEREAS, in 2006, the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) helped the city expand its environmental efforts through an award of moneys for the City of Columbus's "Get Green" initiative; and
WHEREAS, this award was made via modifications to the transfer agreement between the city and SWACO; and
WHEREAS, SWACO has extended funding for the "Get Green" initiative through December 31, 2011; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept award of and appropriate these funds so they can be used for operational purposes; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of the Mayor in that it is necessary to appropriate funds to extend the "Get Green" initiative through 2011 in order to preserve 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 Mayor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to extend the "Get Green" program through the end of calendar year 2011 and that he is hereby authorized and directed to accept commensurate funding associated with said program extension.
SECTION 2. That the commensurate funding associated with the "Get Green" program extension totals $217,239 and is hereby appropriated, and that from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund, Fund No. 220, and from any and all sources estimated to come into said fund and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 as follows, the aforementioned sum of $217,239 is appropriated to the Mayor's Office, Fund No. 220, OCA 404001, Grant 404001 as follows:
OL3# AMOUNT
1101 155,313
1121 12,775
1150 17,389
1160 21,744
1171 2,252
1173 7,766
Total: 217,239
SECTION 3. That the monies in Section 2 shall be paid upon order of the Mayor; 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 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.