Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to modify the term of existing grant agreements with various non-profit social service agencies in support of the Cleaner Columbus Initiative and the Cleaner Columbus Employment Program. Funding for these agreements was established via Ordinance No. 2062-2022 passed on July, 27, 2022. The current agreements expires on March 31, 2023. This modification will extend the grant terms until November 30, 2023. The Cleaner Columbus Employment Program offers employment opportunities to residents by paying a minimum of $15 per hour. Community partners prioritize enrolling residents that have experienced employment disruption.
Fiscal Impact: No funds required.
Emergency action is requested because the current agreements expire at the end of March this year, and the Department desires to allow the Cleaner Columbus Employment program to continue to operate without interruption.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to extend the terms of the existing grant agreements with various social service agencies in support of the Cleaner Columbus Employment Program, to November 30, 2023; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00) (AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 1450-2023 PASSED 5/22/2023) BA
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WHEREAS, in major U.S. cities, more than half of residents reported experiencing serious financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, by offering temporary employment the Cleaner Columbus Employment Program provides employment to some of our most vulnerable residents; and
WHEREAS, the proliferation of litter in some of the City's low-income neighborhoods is a constant nuisance; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to modify the term of the existing grant agreements with various social service agencies in support of the Cleaner Columbus employment program to extend the term from March 31, 2023 to through November 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, no funding is required for this modification; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary and without delay, to modify the term of the existing grant agreements with the various social service agencies to allow the Cleaner Columbus Employment program to continue employing residents who have suffered income disruption during the pandemic; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Service is authorized to modify the term of the existing grant agreements from an ending date of March 31, 2023 to November 30, 2023 with the following social service agencies in support of the Cleaner Columbus Employment Program:
Community Development for All People
St. Stephens Community House
Franklinton Board of Trade
Greater Hilltop Shalom Zone
SECTION 2. 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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.