Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Schealthness, in an amount up to $3,500.00, to support the Central Ohio Parent Leadership Training Institute (COPLTI).
The mission of COPLTI is to impact the lives of parents in such a way that they become stronger advocates in the lives of their children. These efforts help rid communities of poverty and prison cycles. COPLTI teaches parents who wish to improve the lifelong health, safety, and learning of children, how to become practiced change agents for the next generation as well as leaders in their homes and communities.
Emergency action is necessary to allow program services to be implemented without delay.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund ($3,500.00).
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 025331 and contract compliance is pending.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Schealthness, in an amount up to $3,500.00 to support the Central Ohio Parent Leadership Training Institute; to authorize the appropriation of $3,500.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize an expenditure of $3,500.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($3,500.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the mission of COPLTI is to impact the lives of parents in such a way that they become stronger advocates in the lives of their children; and
WHEREAS, these efforts help rid communities of poverty and prison cycles; and
WHEREAS, COPLTI teaches parents who wish to improve the lifelong health, safety, and learning of children, how to become practiced change agents for the next generation as well as leaders in their homes and communities; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a grant agreement with Schealthness for the Central Ohio Parent Leadership Training Institute program; 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 execute a grant agreement with Schealthness and to make the funds available so that program services can be implemented without delay thereby preserving 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 Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to execute a grant agreement with Schealthness in an amount up to $3,500.00.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $3,500.00 within the Fund 1000 (General Fund), Subfund 100018 (Neighborhood Initiatives subfund), Dept Div 44-01 (Administration), Object Class 03 (Services), per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $3,500.00 or so much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 (General Fund), Dept Div 44-01 (Administration), Object Class 03 (Services), per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the agency identified in Section 1 is awarded a grant agreement pursuant to Columbus City Codes, 1959 Section 329.30.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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.