Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the transfer of $80,000 between object levels within the Private Grant Fund and authorizes the expenditure of these funds to modify and increase Lead Safe Columbus contracts with ATC and Associates and the Franklin County Board of Health. These two organizations provide services under Lead Safe Columbus such as lead testing, risk assessments, work specs, clearance testing and other technical and educational activities relative to increasing the supply of lead safe, affordable housing for low income families. ATC and Associates will receive an additional $60,000 and the Franklin County Board of Health will receive an additional $20,000.
Emergency action is requested to avoid interruptions in program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: $80,000 will be transferred between object levels within the Private Grant Fund in order to provide funds for Lead Safe Columbus contract increases with ATC and Associates and the Franklin County Board of Health. The grant funds are from a Dupont and U.S. Conference of Mayors grant.
Title
To authorize a transfer between object levels within the Private Grant Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a Lead Safe Columbus contract with ATC and Associates; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a Lead Safe Columbus contract with the Franklin County Board of Health; to authorize the expenditure of $80,000 from the Private Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency ($80,000)
Body
Whereas, this legislation authorizes the transfer of $80,000 between object levels within the Private Grant Fund and authorizes the expenditure of these funds to modify and increase Lead Safe Columbus contracts with ATC and Associates and the Franklin County Board of Health; and
Whereas, these two organizations provide services under Lead Safe Columbus such as lead testing, risk assessments, work specs, clearance testing and other technical and educational activities relative to increasing the supply of lead safe, affordable housing for low income families; and
Whereas, ATC and Associates will receive an additional $60,000 and the Franklin County Board of Health will receive an additional $20,000; and
Whereas, the grant funds are from a Dupont and U.S. Conference of Mayors Grant; and
Whereas, emergency action is requested to avoid interruptions in program services; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer and expend the aforementioned grant funds, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $80,000 within the Private Grant Fund (the Dupont and U.S. Conference of Mayors Grant), Division 44-10, Fund No. 291, Grant 446019, OCA Code 446019 as follows:
FROM:
Object Level One Object Level Three Amount
05 5517 $80,000
TO:
Object Level One Object Level Three Amount
03 3336 $80,000
Section 2. That the Development Director is hereby authorized to modify Lead Safe Columbus contract DL010759 with ATC and Associates by increasing the contract amount by $60,000.
Section 3. That the Development Director is hereby authorized to modify Lead Safe Columbus contract DL011525 with the Franklin County Board of Health by increasing the contract amount by $20,000.
Section 4. That for the purposes stated in Sections 2 and 3 above, the expenditure of $80,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized, from the Department of Development, Housing Division, Department No. 44-10, Fund No. 291, Grant 446019, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 446019.
Section 5. That in the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part thereof, 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.