Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
Special Assistance Grants are available on a competitive basis from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) for 2025. The purpose of these awards is to support recycling, recycling market development and litter prevention activities. The City meets the criteria to be eligible to submit an application.
This legislation will authorize the Director of Public Service to accept the grant award and execute agreements with OEPA or others in connection with the award of the grant, the expenditure of grant funds, and the return of unused grant funds if any should remain at the end of the grant.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of this legislation will authorize the Director of Public Service to appropriate and expend grant awards received from the OEPA. A local 25% match will be provided by the Department of Public Service, which will be satisfied by the annual expenses associated with OEPA to support recycling, recycling market development and litter prevention activities. Additional funds are not required for the match.
Title
To authorize the Auditor's Office to appropriate funds relative to the 2025 Community and Litter Special Assistance Recycle Ohio Grant with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to accept a grant award and execute a grant and other requisite agreements with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and other entities providing for the acceptance and administration of said grant; to authorize the expenditure of any awarded funds and the refund of any unused funds. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, Special Assistance Grants are awarded on a competitive basis by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the support of recycling, recycling market development, and litter prevention activities; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for the FY 2024 funding round through December 6, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Se...
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