Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0945-2014 creates a new department of Education with the objective of promoting and encouraging public engagement in education issues as well as recommend policies, procedures and legislation relative to public education. As a part of that department creation, this legislation transfers all necessary funding within the General Fund 010 from the Department of Finance and Management to the Department of Education and the Health Department.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested so that funding for the new department of Education will be made available immediately.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to transfer $6,560,179 from the Department of Finance and Management to the Department of Education and Health Department and appropriate $500,000 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund. Funding was made available within the 2014 Finance and Management Citywide Account and within the 2014 City Council Neighborhood Initiatives Fund specifically for this purpose. This ordinance is contingent upon passage of 0945-2014.
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To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $6,560,179.00 from Finance and Management’s Citywide Account to the Department of Education and the Health Department; to authorize the appropriation of $500,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; and to declare an emergency ($7,060,179.00).
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 0945-2014 creates a new department of Education with the objective of promoting and encouraging public engagement in education issues as well as recommend policies, procedures and legislation relative to public education; and
WHEREAS, as a part of that department creation, this legislation transfers funding from the General Fund (010) to the Health Operating Fund (250) and to the Department of Education within the General Fund (010); and
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary in the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to account for expenses related to ...
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