Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Mayor's Office was recently awarded a grant to host the "Mayors Against Illegal Guns Ohio Regional Coordinator." This $75,000.00 grant was awarded by The Joyce Foundation, from the United Against Illegal Guns Support Fund which was created to support the work of Mayors Against Illegal Guns to educate the public and policy makers about the problems of illegal guns and gun trafficking, and for the City Coordinators program of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition. As part of the grant agreement (and pursuant to a memorandum of understanding) a person is to be hired by June 2nd of this year to coordinate the activities of the program. The grant will run for one year, from June 1st 2010 through May 31st of 2011 with the possibility for renewal through May 31st 2012. The grant will be used primarily for payroll and travel, as much intra-state and occasional inter-state travel is anticipated.
As a private grant, these funds must be posted in the accounting system before they can be expended. Pursuant to the memorandum of understanding which accompanies this grant, a regional coordinator must be hired by June 2, 2010. For these reasons, this ordinance must be submitted as an emergency measure.
FISCAL IMPACT: It is anticipated that the grant provided for the aforementioned program will be sufficient for its operation. In the event that it is not, supplemental general fund moneys will be identified from within the Mayor's Office 2010 and/or 2011 budget.
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To authorize and direct the Mayor to accept a grant and execute a memorandum of understanding from The Joyce Foundation in the amount of $75,000.00 to host the "Mayors Against Illegal Guns Ohio Regional Coordinator"; to authorize the appropriation of $75,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
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WHEREAS, a grant in the amount of $75,000.00 has been made available to the City of Columbus from The Joyce Foundation; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this grant is to host the "Mayors Against Illegal Guns Ohio Regional Coordinator"; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency measure to ensure that all financial transactions pertaining to this grant are posted in the City's accounting system by the date specified in the memorandum of understanding; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of the Mayor in that it is immediately necessary to accept grant funds from the Joyce Foundation and to appropriate these funds to the Office of the Mayor for the immediate preservation of 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 Office of the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $75,000.00 and execute a memorandum of understanding from The Joyce Foundation to host the "Mayors Against Illegal Guns Ohio Regional Coordinator" for the period of June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011.
SECTION 2. That from the monies in the Fund known as the Private Grant Fund, Fund No. 291, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources for the duration of this 12 month grant cycle, beginning on June 1st, 2010 and ending on May 31, 2011, the sum of $75,000 is hereby appropriated to the Office of the Mayor, Division No. 40-01, as follows:
OL1 PURPOSE OCA/GRANT # AMOUNT
01 Personnel 401009 $60,000.00
03 Travel 401009 $15,000.00
Total Grant: 401009 $75,000.00
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon the 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 reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.