Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service, Keep Columbus Beautiful (KCP) program as an affiliate member in good standing received a grant sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, Incorporated (KAB), and the 2010 Rumpke Cincinnati Reds Clean-up Hitter program. The grant is designed to encourage local solutions that showcase environmental stewardship, and show evidence of sustainability of the Keep Columbus Beautiful misson. Grants of $1,000.00 were awarded to Keep America Beautiful affiliates throughout the Rumpke service region in Ohio.
Keep Columbus Beautiful is requesting acceptance of an award of the $1,000.00 grant to be used for the overall mission of community improvement for the City of Columbus and its neighborhoods. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to formally accept this grant.
This legislation also authorizes the appropriation of $1,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Keep Columbus Beautiful donations within the private grant fund. The appropriated funds will be used to provide supplies for the overall mission of community improvement for the City of Columbus and its neighborhoods.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $1,000.00 within the private grant fund for Keep Columbus Beautiful.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to accept a grant in the amount of $1,000.00 sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, Incorporated; to authorize the appropriation of $1,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the private grant fund for the Division of Refuse Collection, to provide funding for the Keep Columbus Beautiful program; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Keep Columbus Beau...
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