Explanation
Background
This ordinance transfers $105,300.00 from the existing Hotel/Motel tax appropriation to the Recreation and Parks Department for the support of various annual cultural and arts programming for the enrichment of the community. City Code section 371.02 allows for the allocation of a maximum of 1.5% in relation to the 5.1% hotel/motel tax receipts for use for said purpose - the equivalent of 29.41% of collections. The City deems it appropriate to distribute $105,300.00 of this allocation to the Department of Recreation and Parks to support various cultural events.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to have funding available for necessary expenditures.
Title
To transfer $105,300.00 from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund and appropriate to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($105,300.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Recreation and Parks annually provides various cultural and arts programming for the enrichment of the community; and
WHEREAS, City Code section 371.02 allows for the allocation of a maximum of 1.5% in relation to the 5.1% hotel/motel tax receipts for use for said purpose - the equivalent of 29.41% of collections; and
WHEREAS, the city deems it appropriate to distribute $105,300 to the Department of Recreation and Parks to support various cultural events; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate and transfer said funds to have funding available for necessary expenditures; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor be directed to transfer $105,300.00 within Fund 231, Division 20-01, OCA Code 200212 from Object Level 1 03, Object Level 3 3000, to Object Level 1 10, Object Level 3 5501.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor be directed to transfer $105,300.00 from Fund 231, Division 20-01, OCA Code 2002...
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