Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $400,000.00 from the anticipated 2023 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for some of the Department of Development’s Housing Division’s 2023 personnel costs.
These funds are for a portion of the 2023 Housing Division budget for personnel expenses (other funding is provided by the general fund and other federal grants) and are a portion of the HOME Administration monies anticipated to be received in the 2023 grant. Additional ordinances may be forthcoming later in 2023 to appropriate the balance of the HOME Administration grant funds and/or 2022 program income available for personnel expenses for the remainder of the year, once the 2023 grant amount is known.
This legislation represents partial appropriation for the HOME portion of the 2023 Draft Action Plan, per Ordinance 3353-2022. Passage of this ordinance is contingent upon passage of the 2023 DRAFT Action Plan ordinance.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure personnel funds are in place for FY 2023 at the start of FY 2023.
Fiscal Impact: Funds in the amount of $400,000.00 for this appropriation are supported by the anticipated 2023 HOME entitlement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and are allocated from the HOME Administrative monies set aside within the 2023 HOME Grant (G442202). Funding would be made available to the department when the Auditor’s Office opens in January 2023.
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To authorize the appropriation of $400,000.00 from the 2023 HOME Administration monies within the HOME Investment Partnerships Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Department of Development to provide funding for personnel expenses in the Department of Development’s Housing Division for FY 2023; and to declare an emergency. ($400,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus expects to continue as a participating jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is the recipient of HOME Investment Partnerships funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus City Council has approved the 2023 Draft Action Plan, per Ordinance 3353-2022, as required by HUD; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate funds for the Department of Development’s Housing Division personnel costs from the anticipated 2023 HOME Administration monies within the HOME Investment Partnerships Program for FY 2023; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the aforementioned funds in order to ensure personnel funds are in place for FY 2023 at the start of FY 2023, 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 from the unappropriated monies in Fund 2201 (HOME Investment Partnerships Program) 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 ended December 31, 2023, the sum of $400,000.00 is appropriated in Fund 2201 (HOME Investment Partnerships Program), Dept-Div 44-10 (Housing), Project G442202, Object Class 01 (Personnel) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. 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 4. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
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.