Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance No. 1345-2004, passed July 19, 2004, authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with The Ohio State University Research Foundation to support the Neighborhood Technical Assistance Program in the amount of $80,000. It has since been determined that an additional $20,643 is needed for the contract period. This ordinance will amend Ordinance No. 1345-2004 by increasing the amount authorized for the contract by $20,643 to $100,643.
Emergency action is requested so that program services can continue uninterrupted.
FISCAL IMPACT: The additional funding needed for this program will be authorized from the Empowerment Zone grant.
Title
To amend Ordinance No. 1345-2004, passed July 19, 2004, by increasing the Ohio State University Research Foundation Neighborhood Technical Assistance Program contract amount by $20,643; to authorize the expenditure of the $20,643 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($20,643)
Body
WHEREAS, on July 19, 2004, Columbus City Council passed Ordinance No. 1345-2004, authorizing the Development Director to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University Research Foundation to support the Neighborhood Technical Assistance Program; and
WHEREAS, since then, it has been determined that additional funds will be available from the Empowerment Zone grant for this program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the amendment to Ordinance No. 1345-2004 so that program services can continue uninterrupted, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That a new Section 4 shall be added to Ordinance No. 1345-2004 to read as follows:
That for the purpos...
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