City of Columbus - File #: 1092-2005

• File #: 1092-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/7/2005
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 6/27/2005
• Final action: 6/30/2005
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to accept, appropriate and expend a donation of $60,000.00 from the Lowe's Corporation for the purchase of new computers, software and other educational and technology equipment for the four Capital Kids After School program pilot sites; and to declare an emergency.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/30/2005	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/29/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/27/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/27/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
6/17/2005	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
6/17/2005	1	Education Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/16/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2005	1	Education Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/15/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2005	1	Education Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/14/2005	1	Education Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/13/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/13/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/10/2005	1	EDUCATION DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/8/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/7/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

This legislation is to authorize the Director of the Office of Education to accept, appropriate and expend a donation of $60,000.00 from the Lowe's Corporation. The donation is to be used to purchase new computers, software and other educational and technology equipment for the four Capital Kids After School program pilot sites. Capital Kids is a program started by Mayor Michael B. Coleman for school aged students from low to moderate income working families. These programs are designed to promote positive self worth, increase academic ability and encourage community responsibility.

FISCAL IMPACT
A total of $60,000.00 is available in Fund 291, Grant 40002, Object Level 03, 2193, OCA Code 400002.

EMERGENCY
It is requested that this ordinance be deemed an emergency and that there be no delay in i's passage. The legislation will allow the purchase of educational and technology equipment for the Capital Kids After School summer 2005 program that begins June 15, 2005.



Title

To authorize the Director of the Office of Education to accept, appropriate and expend a donation of $60,000.00 from the Lowe's Corporation for the purchase of new computers, software and other educational and technology equipment for the four Capital Kids After School program pilot sites; and to declare an emergency.


Body

WHEREAS, the Director of the Office of Education is authorized to accept, appropriate and expend a $60,000.00 donation from the Lowe's Corporation; and

WHEREAS, the funds received will be used for the purchase of new computers, software and other educational and technology equipment for the four pilot Capital Kids After School programs; and

WHEREAS, equipment is necessary to provide high quality programming to the participants of the after school program; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of Education in that it is immediately necessary to accept, appropriate and expend said grant f...