Explanation
In 2006, the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) awarded $580,000 to the City of Columbus to establish its "Get Green" program. This award, made via modifications to the transfer agreement and leases they have with the city, enabled the city to expand its recycling and environmental stewardship efforts. The grant award was made in two installments. The first installment totaled $210,909 and was appropriated by ordinance 2197-2006. The second totaled $369,091 and was appropriated by ordinance and 2102-2007.
There was recently an eleventh modification to the aforementioned transfer agreement that, among other things, extended the program expiration date and awarded an additional $78,303. This modification was authorized by ordinance 1727-2008.
The purpose of this ordinance is to to appropriate the additional funds provided via the eleventh modification, which will extend the "Get Green" program through the end of the 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This program is funded entirely from SWACO grant proceeds. 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 appropriation of $78,303 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Office of the Mayor to provide for the extension of the "Get Green" environmental stewardship program through the end of 2009, and to declare an emergency. ($78,303).
Body
WHEREAS, the City been awarded a grant extension and additional grant funds from the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) in the amount of $78,303 for the "Get Green" environmental stewardship program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of the Mayor in that it is necessary to appropriate said grant funds 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 accept commensurate funding associated with said grant extension, in the amount of $78,303, from the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) to continue the "Get Green" environmental stewardship program through the end of the calendar year 2009.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund, Subfund 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, 2009, the sum of $78,303 is appropriated to the Mayor's Office, Division: 40-01, Fund 220, OCA Code:404001, Grant No. 404001, Object Level 1 01 as follows:
OL3 1101 $ 54,184
OL3 1121 5,418
OL3 1150 7,420
OL3 1160 7,786
OL3 1171 786
OL3 1173 2,709
$ 78,303
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.