Explanation
Background: The Refuse Collection Division is the recipient of a $141,500.00 2005 "Recycle, Ohio!" grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention. This grant was accepted by Ordinance 1497-2004 that was passed by City Council on September 27, 2004. This grant is a primary funding source for the 2005 Keep Columbus Beautiful program that operates within the Refuse Collection Division, Public Service Department, to implement recycling, litter prevention and waste reduction education and awareness activities throughout the year.
Fiscal Impact: This grant requires a city match. City matching funds in the amount of $144,305.00 are budgeted in the Transportation Division's 2005 Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund appropriation. This ordinance transfers this city match money to the General Government Grant Fund. The city match money and the grant funding is then appropriated within the General Government Grant Fund. The ordinance then authorizes the expenditure of the total amount of the city match and the grant ($144,305.00 + 141,500.00 = $285,805.00) for approved program-related expenses from the Grant Fund.
Emergency action is requested to provide for efficient posting of these transactions in the interests of timely and accurate financial reporting and to allow for the uninterrupted operation of the Keep Columbus Beautiful program.
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To authorize the transfer of $144,305.00 from the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund, Transportation Division, to the General Government Grant Fund, Refuse Collection Division, as the city match for the 2005 "Recycle, Ohio!" grant received from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the continued operation of the Keep Columbus Beautiful program; to appropriate $285,805.00 within the General Government Grant Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to expend $285,500.00 from the General Government Grant Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($285,500.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus recognizes the need to have a public awareness and education program for recycling and litter prevention, and
WHEREAS, the Keep Columbus Beautiful program conducts waste reduction and litter prevention programs throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention, is providing the Refuse Collection Division, Keep Columbus Beautiful (KCB) program with a $141,500.00 2005 "Recycle, Ohio!" grant to help provide public awareness and education of recycling and litter prevention; and
WHEREAS, this grant was accepted by Ordinance 1497-2004 that was passed by City Council on September 27, 2004; and
WHEREAS, this grant requires a $144,305.00 city match that is budgeted in the Transportation Division's 2005 Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund operating budget; and
WHEREAS, these matching funds need to be transferred to the General Government Grant Fund; and
WHEREAS, these match monies and the ODNR grant (total $285,805.00) need to be appropriated there and authorized for expenditure; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer, appropriate and authorize the expenditure of funds for the continuing operation of the Keep Columbus Beautiful program within the Refuse Collection Division for calendar year 2005, to provide for efficient posting of these transactions in the interests of timely and accurate financial reporting and to allow for the uninterrupted operation of the Keep Columbus Beautiful program, 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 City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $144,305.00 from the Street Construction, Maintenance and Repair Fund, Transportation Division, to the General Government Grant Fund, Keep Columbus Beautiful Program 2005 "Recycle, Ohio!" Grant, Grant 595001, as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Fund / Dept. # / OCA Code / Object Level 01/03 Codes / Amount
265 / 59-09 / 599001 / 10/5501 / $144,305.00
Total Transfer From: $144,305.00
TRANSFER TO:
Fund / Dept. # / OCA Code / Grant / Object Level 01/03 Codes / Amount
220 / 59-02 / 595001 / 595001 / 80/0886 / $144,305.00
Total Transfer To: $144,305.00
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in Fund 220, the General Government Grant Fund, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, the sum of $285,805.00 be and hereby is appropriated to the Keep Columbus Beautiful program, Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, Department No. 59-02, as follows:
OCA Code / Grant / Object Level 01/03 Codes / Item / Amount
595001 / 595001 / 01/1100 / Personnel / $269,805.00
595001 / 595001 / 02/2200 / Supplies / $6,000.00
595001 / 595001 / 03/3300 / Services / $10,000.00
Total: $285,805.00
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon order of the Public Service Director 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 the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to expend $285,805.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from Fund 220, the General Government Grant Fund, for 2005 operation of the Keep Columbus Beautiful Program, Refuse Collection Division as follows:
OCA Code / Grant / Object Level 01/03 Codes / Item / Amount
595001 / 595001 / 01/1100 / Personnel / $269,805.00
595001 / 595001 / 02/2200 / Supplies / $6,000.00
595001 / 595001 / 03/3300 / Services / $10,000.00
Total: $285,805.00
SECTION 5. 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.