Explanation
This ordinance amends previously-adopted ordinance 0548-2026 by increasing the grant amount by $100,000.00.
Ordinance 0548-2026, approved by Columbus City Council on March 30, 20206, authorized the Office of CelebrateOne to enter into a $250,000.00 grant agreement with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (R.O.O.T.T.) to support community-oriented Perinatal Support Doula care. This ordinance adds $100,000.00, for a total grant of $350,000.00.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Emergency action is necessary to ensure that this amendment does not unduly affect ROOTT’s ability to provide services to impacted communities.
Title
To amend ordinance 0548-2026 by increasing the grant agreement with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (R.O.O.T.T.); to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, ordinance 0548-2026, approved by Columbus City Council on March 30, 20206, authorized the Office of CelebrateOne to enter into a $250,000.00 grant agreement with Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (R.O.O.T.T.) to support community-oriented Perinatal Support Doula care; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance increases the grant agreement by $100,000.00; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily business of the Office of CelebrateOne in that it is immediately necessary to effectuate this amendment to ensure that this amendment does not unduly affect ROOTT’s ability to provide services to impacted communities; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Section 2 of Ordinance 0548-2026 is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of up to $250,000.00 $350,000.00 is authorized within Fund 1000 per the accounting codes in the attachment to his ordinance.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is hereby authorized to appropriate $100,000.00 within the Ne...
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