Explanation
This legislation is for funds that were made available through a contract obtained from the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services. This legislation will authorize the Director of the Office of Education to expend these funds and enter into contracts with various community organizations. These organizations are listed on the attachment to this ordinance. These contracts will provide funding for after school program services for the period September 28, 2004 through June 30, 2005. The programs are a service for school-aged students of low- and moderate-income working parents. These programs are designed to give children a strong sense of self worth, academic ability, and community responsibility.
FISCAL IMPACT:
A total of $471,540.83 $231,541.67 is available within the private grants fund, fund 291, to fund these after school programs.
EMERGENCY:
It is asked that this ordinance be deemed an emergency and that there be no delays in it's passage. The legislation provides funding for after school programming and because the school year has already started the programs are in need of resources.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to enter into contract with various community organizations for after school program services; to authorize the expenditure of $471,540.83 $231,541.67. ; and to declare an emergency ($471,540.83) $231,541.67
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Office of Education desires to expend funds received from the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services and to use said funds to enter into contracts with various community organizations; and
WHEREAS, these various community organizations provide services and programming to the community through the after school programs; and
WHEREAS, it is important to provide youth program opportunities with high standards and including components such as academic assistance, enrichment activities, prevention units, recreation and socialization, strong family involvement, and nutritious food service; and now, therefore,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of Education, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the grant funds and enter into contracts with the various community organizations that will provide after school programming and for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
Section 1. That the Director of the Office of Education is hereby authorized to enter into contract with various community organizations (please see attachments) for after school program services and such contracts are awarded pursuant to Section 329.29 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $471,540.83 $231,541.67, or so much thereof as maybe necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Office of Education, Department/Division No. 40-04, Fund No. 291, Object Level One-03, Object Level Three-3337, OCA 400002, Grant 400002.
Section 3. 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 or vetoes the same. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.