BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the appropriation of $361,729.50 of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the American Rescue Plan Act (HOME-ARP), to fund a portion of the Department of Finance and Management’s Grants Management administration costs and Department of Development’s Housing Division costs including personnel expenses for time worked on the grant program and consulting contract expenses associated with the implementation of the HOME-ARP program.
Ordinance 0459-2023 authorized the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the City of Columbus, to accept and appropriate approximately $16,433,138.00 of HOME-ARP funds as a one-time grant.
Additional ordinances may be forthcoming during the term of the grant to appropriate additional funds for administration costs including additional personnel and contract expenses. Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2030.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds in the amount of $361,729.50 for this appropriation are available in the HOME-ARP grant (G442101). Funding for personnel is not limited to a year, but are available for the term of the grant, or until the Administration funds have been expended. Funds appropriated one year can and should roll over to the next fiscal year.
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To authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $361,729.50 of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the American Rescue Plan Act (HOME-ARP), to fund some of the Department of Finance and Management’s Grants Management Division’s personnel, Department of Development’s Housing Division’s personnel and service costs while utilizing these federal funds. ($361,729.50)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus was allocated a one-time grant of $16,433,138.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the American Rescue Plan Act and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME-ARP); and
WHEREAS, $1,643,138 of HOME-ARP funding is available from HUD for HOME-ARP eligible City administration expenses; and
WHEREAS, $101,729.50 has been expended for consulting services expenses to assist the City in the development of the City’s required HOME-ARP Allocation Plan; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2166-2022 authorized HOME-ARP eligible expenditures from General Fund 1000 to be reimbursed by the HOME-ARP funding upon HUD's approval of the City's HOME-ARP Allocation Plan; and
WHEREAS, $60,000.00 will fund expenditures incurred since 2022 and future expenditures for Grants Management Section personnel expenses for time worked on the City’s HOME-ARP program; and
WHEREAS, $200,000.00 will fund expenditures incurred since 2022 and future expenditures for Housing Division personnel expenses for time worked on the City’s HOME-ARP program; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Management desires to appropriate a portion of the City’s HOME-ARP Administration budget to fund $260,000.00 of City personnel expenses for time worked on the grant program and $101,729.50 of consulting contract expenses associated with the implementation of the HOME-ARP program; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That from the unappropriated monies in Fund 2201 (HOME) and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the grant period, the sum of $361,729.50 is appropriated in Fund 2201 (HOME), Dept-Div 45-4501 (Finance), Dept-Div 44-4410 (Housing), Project (G442101), Object Class 01 (Personnel) and 03 (Purchased Services).
SECTION 2. That funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.