Explanation
BACKGROUND: To maintain unemployment benefit payments in accordance with Federal Law, additional appropriation is necessary for the unemployment compensation program. To determine the amount necessary for the appropriation, current utilization and anticipated claims were analyzed.
FISCAL IMPACT: Unemployment compensation payments to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services for 2005 were $293,434.00 and projected $300,000.00, for 2006. A total of $500,000 is required for 2007.
Appropriation is being made to the following project:
Employee Unemployment Compensation Program $500,000.00
Title
To make appropriations from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 for the funding of the Unemployment Compensation Program and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate funds for the City's employee unemployment compensation program to maintain benefits without interruption, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare;
Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the monies in and from all monies estimated to come into the Employee Benefits Fund 502, from any and all sources from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, the following appropriation is hereby authorized and directed:
Div: 46-01| Dept: Human Resources| OL1: 3 | OL3: 3365| Subfund: 166| Amount: $500,000.00| OCA: 46103
SECTION 2. That from the monies appropriated in Section 1 shall be paid on order of the Human Resources Director and no other shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 3. To authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services from the Employee Benefits Fund 502, Department of Human Re...
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