Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $75,910.71 from the 2023 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund some of the Department of Development’s Housing Division’s 2024 personnel costs.
These funds are for a portion of the 2023 Housing Division budget for personnel expenses with other funding provided by the general fund and other federal grants.
This legislation represents partial appropriation for the HOPWA portion of the 2023 Action Plan, per Ordinance 3353-2022.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure personnel funds are in place for FY 2024 at the start of FY 2024 to avoid any delay in the payment of relevant salaries.
Fiscal Impact: Funds in the amount $75,910.71 is available in the 2023 HOPWA grant (G442203). Funding would be made available to the department when the Auditor’s Office opens in January 2024.
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To authorize the appropriation of $75,910.71 from the 2023 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement grant in the General Government Grant fund from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fund some of the Department of Development’s Housing Division’s 2024 personnel costs; and to declare an emergency. ($75,910.71)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus expects to continue as a participating jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is the recipient of HOPWA funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus City Council has approved the 2023 Action Plan, per Ordinance 3353-2022, as required by HUD; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate funds to fund Department of Development’s Housing Division personnel costs from the 2023 HOPWA grant for FY 2024; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to appropriate the aforementioned funds in order to ensure personnel funds are in place for FY 2024 at the start of FY 2024 to avoid any delay in the payment of relevant salaries, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies in Fund 2220 (HOPWA) and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the sum of $75,910.71 is appropriated in Fund 2220 (General Government Grant Fund), Dept-Div 44-10 (Housing), Project G442203, Object Class 01 (Personnel) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. 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 the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 4. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. 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.