Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the New American Community Information Center, a non-profit organization, in support of the New Americans Book Fair.
The New Americans Magazine and the New American Community Information Center, in conjunction with the Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, Dublin, Ohio are hosting the second edition of the New Americans Book Fair on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
The New Americans Book Fair is an annual event that provides a platform for New American, immigrant, and refugee authors, writers, aspiring authors, artists, film producers, printers, publishers, investors and related individuals and organizations to exhibit and promote their works in Columbus, Ohio. New Americans Book Fair is a platform for participants to network and promote their works of art, books, skills and expertise relating to arts in an expanded environment that creates opportunities for growth and development.
Fiscal Impact: The funding of $10,000.00 is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide the organization with resources in advance of the September event.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the New American Community Information Center in support of the New Americans Book Fair; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the New Americans Magazine and the New American Community Information Center are hosting the second edition of the New Americans Book Fair on Saturday, September 23, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the New Americans Book Fair is an annual event that provides a platform for New American, immigrant, and refugee authors, writers, aspiring authors, artists, film producers, printers, publishers, investors and related individuals and organizations to exhibit and promote their works; and
WHEREAS, New Americans Book Fair is a platform for participants to network and promote their works of art, books, skills and expertise relating to arts in an expanded environment that creates opportunities for growth and development; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the City Clerk in that it is immediately necessary to authorize a grant agreement to provide the organization with resources in advance of the upcoming September event; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the New American Community Information Center in support of the New Americans Book Fair.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $10,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, to Columbus City Council per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That per the action authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance, the expenditure of $10,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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.