Explanation
This is the first of two ordinances related to CRPD expansions funded through the Neighborhood Initiatives fund. This second ordinance is #0735-2013. The combined total of the two is $481,400.00. This ordinance will authorize the appropriation of $181,400 and the transfer of $138,285.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund for operating expenses related to the Fitness Coordinator’s Office and Special Events Coordination. Of the $181,400 appropriated, $43,115 will remain in the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund in order to fund a Special Events Coordinator position for the Department of Public Safety.
Special Events Coordinator, Special Events Section: (Recreation Supervisor)
A position is being created to help coordinate all city divisions associated with the process of approving the more than 50 races and walks that occur within the City of Columbus during the year, and to better inform the public of when and where events will take place and to make it easier for event coordinators to negotiate the permit process.
Fitness Coordinator’s Office, Community Recreation Section: (Recreation Administrative Manager)
A position is being created to develop and coordinate the city’s fitness programs at the six senior/multigenerational centers. It will help place the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department on the edge of innovation and responsiveness to the growing and changing older population, specifically in the health and wellness area. This position will help our members to be able to live a longer, healthier life through participation in the programs offered and created through the coordinator’s position.
FISCAL IMPACT
That funding for this ordinance is made available from the city's Neighborhood Initiatives Fund 018 for transfer to the Columbus Recreation and Parks Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the appropriation of $181,400.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to direct the transfer and appropriation of $138,285.00 from the Ne...
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