Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Mayor's Office of Education to accept, appropriate and expend monies from the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services and enter into contract with Tech Corps Ohio. These funds will be used solely for the summer Tech Corps Ohio program from June 16 through August 22, 2008. Stipends will be paid for the 80 students biweekly over 10 weeks.
Fiscal Impact: Funds are from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services through a TANF grant . Dollars will be deposited into grant 400002 fund 291 OCA 400002 object level 03-3336. There are no City dollars being used in this program This will be the third consecutive year of funding for this program.
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To authorize the Director of the Mayor's Office of Education to accept a grant in the amount of $193,969.76 from Franklin County Department of Jobs and Family Services; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of such funds; to authorize and direct the Director to enter into contract with Tech Corps Ohio for their summer programming; and to declare an emergency. ($193,969.76)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Education desires to accept, appropriate and expend $193,969.76 from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Education desires to enter into contract with Tech Corps Ohio for programming ($25,969.76) and payment of stipends($168,000); and
WHEREAS, this contract will be instrumental in placing the Tech Corps youth into summer employment positions in the technolgy field upon completion of their 30 week educational program; and
WHEREAS, Funds will be in grant 400002, fund 291 OCA 400002, object level 3336 for purposes of this program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of Education in that it is immediately necesasry to authorize the acceptance of this grant and to enter into contract with Tech Corps Ohio to avoid interruption in necessary services, thereby preserving the public health, peace and property, safety and welfare; and now,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS.
Section 1. That the Director of the Mayor's Office of Education be and is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant, appropriate and expend $193,969.76 from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services for the Tech Corps Ohio summer program.
Section 2. That the Director of the Office of Education is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with Tech Corps Ohio to enable the summer program to operate from June 16 through August 22, 2008 for the 80 students who successfully completed the 30 week school year program.
Section 3. That of purposes of funding said program, $193, 969.76 is hereby authorized to be appropriated to and expended from Department 40-04, Education Special Grant Fund 291, Grant 400002, OCA 400002, OBJ LVL 03-3336. Stipend total is $168,000 and program cost $25,969.76.
Section 4. That from monies appropriated in Section 3 shall be paid on order of the Office of Education 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 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part of hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.