City of Columbus - File #: 1671-2007

• File #: 1671-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/11/2007
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 12/10/2007
• Final action: 12/13/2007
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Mayor's Office of Education to accept a grant from the Columbus Foundation Jeffrey Fund in the amount of $20,000, and to appropriate, enter into contract with St. Stephen's Community House and authorize the expenditure of $20,000, for the purpose of providing robotics programming to middle school students; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2007	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
12/12/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/10/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/10/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/27/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	Education Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	Education Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Disapproved
11/27/2007	1	Education Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	Education Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/26/2007	1	Education Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/26/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/26/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/26/2007	1	Education Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/23/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Disapproved
11/21/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2007	1	EDUCATION DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2007	1	Education Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/11/2007	1	Education Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Mayor's Office of Education to accept, appropriate and expend funds from the Columbus Foundation Jeffrey Fund for a middle school robotics program. Students from Columbus middle schools will design a robot for a competition in May 2008. The program will operate two Saturdays per month at St. Stephen's Community House.

FISCAL IMPACT: Program dollars are solely from the Columbus Foundation Jeffrey Fund. This program will not be supported with any city dollars.


Title
To authorize the Director of the Mayor's Office of Education to accept a grant from the Columbus Foundation Jeffrey Fund in the amount of $20,000, and to appropriate, enter into contract with St. Stephen's Community House and authorize the expenditure of $20,000, for the purpose of providing robotics programming to middle school students; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)



Body
WHEREAS, The Director of the Mayor's Office of Education desires to accept the Columbus Foundation Jeffrey Fund grant in the amount of $20,000.00; and

WHEREAS, The Director of the Mayor's Office of Education desires to appropriate said monies into the Education Special Grants fund 291, Grant number 400002, OCA 400002, object level 03-3336; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Director of the Mayor's Office of Education to contract with St.Stephen's Community House; and

WHEREAS, St. Stephen's will use the appropriated funds to provide robotics programming to Columbus middle school students; and

WHEREAS,emergency action is necessary to allow the Director of the Office of Education to enter into contract and complete before the 2007-2008 school year ends ;and

WHEREAS; an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Mayor's Office of Education in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with St Stephen's, all for the immediate preservation of the public health , peace, safety and welfare; ...