Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with CMH Fashion Week Inc, dba Columbus Fashion Council in support of their Fashion Week event and Fashion Industry Conference.
The Columbus Fashion Council supports small, local businesses, including minority and women entrepreneurs, by giving emerging brands a platform for creative and business opportunities. Over the last 14 years, the Columbus Fashion Council has elevated hundreds of brands and evolved into a business resource organization.
Emergency legislation is needed in order to provide funds to the Columbus Fashion Council in advance of their May 25, 2024 Fashion Industry Conference as well as planning for the September Fashion Week event, including providing upfront funding for deposits and other payments on necessary supplies and rentals for the event.
Fiscal Impact: Funding to support this expenditure is available within the general fund and the Job Growth subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with CMH Fashion Week Inc. in support of the Fashion Week event and Fashion Industry Conference; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Job Growth subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Fashion Council is a business resource organization that is leading the way in providing opportunities to local fashion entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council seeks to promote pathways out of poverty and to good-paying jobs, including through entrepreneurship; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Clerk's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus Fashion Council to support their Fashion Week and Fashion Industry Conference.in time for the May 25th event; 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 CMH Fashion Week Inc, dba Columbus Fashion Council, in support of their Fashion Week event and Fashion Industry Conference programming.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $100,000.00 in the Job Growth subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100015, to Columbus City Council per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That per the action authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance, the expenditure of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as necessary, 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 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 5. 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 6. 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.