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 were $487,855 for 2011 and $468,240 for 2012 and $400,000 is projected for 2013. A total of $600,000 is projected to be required for 2014.
Appropriation is being made to the following project:
Employee Unemployment Compensation Program $600,000.00
Title
To make appropriations from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 for the funding of the Unemployment Compensation Program; and to declare an emergency. ($600,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $600,000.00, or so much therefore as may be necessary to pay contract costs for the unemployment compensation program;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to pay these contract costs to avoid disruption in benefits for the 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 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, 2014 through December 31, 2014, the following appropriation is hereby authorized and directed:
Div: 46-01| Dept: Human Resources| OL1: 3 | OL3: 3365| Subfund: 166| Amount: $600,000.00| OCA: 461043
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 $600,000.00 or so mu...
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