Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Men-of-Morphisus Foundation in support of their job fair event in April.
The mission of Men-of-Morphisus Foundation, dba Black Transmen of Ohio, is to promote equity for black transgender men and non-binary individuals in Ohio by increasing visibility, cultivating community, facilitating resource access, and advocating for their rights. As part of their programming, the organization has provided a financial planning workshop, custom suit fittings in partnership with Pursuit, and multiple job readiness trainings.
This grant agreement will support a job fair for LGBTQ+ individuals in April. This includes a collaboration with Mozaic Ohio that provides a job readiness training series to participating individuals. The grant agreement will may cover venue costs, a photographer to provide free headshots attending the job fair, marketing costs, and up to $700 in food costs to provide refreshments at the job fair. No funds from this grant agreement will be used to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Job Growth subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Men-of-Morphisus Foundation in support of their LGBTQ+ Job Fair event; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of $3,500.00 within the Job Growth subfund. ($3,500.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus City Council seeks to promote policies and programs that provide job readiness training and opportunities for disadvantaged populations; and
WHEREAS, Men-of-Morphisus Foundation is providing resume workshops, job interview preparation trainings, and additional supports to BIPOC transgender men in Columbus; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize this grant agreement to Men-of-Morphisus Foundation to provide support for their spring job fair; 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 Men-Of-Morphisus Foundation, dba Black Transmen of Ohio, in support of their job fair event in an amount not to exceed $3,500.00.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $3,500.00 in the Job Growth subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100015, to the City Clerk 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 pursuant to the action authorized in SECTION 1 of this ordinance, is hereby authorized in the Job Growth subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100015 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That up to $700.00 of said expenditure may be for food and non-alcoholic beverage purchases and that City Council finds such expenditure to be for a proper public purpose. No expenditure may be made for alcoholic beverage purchases.
SECTION 5. That expenses for food and non-alcoholic beverage may be reimbursed only from and after the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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 7. 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 8. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.