Explanation
This ordinance will authorize the appropriation and the transfer of $35,000 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund for operating expenses related to the department's late night basketball program for the 2014 season.
Late Night Basketball, Community Recreation Section
$35,000 is being provided for part-time positions and supplies to expand the summer late night basketball opportunities available for teens and young adults.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this ordinance is made available from the city's Neighborhood Initiatives Fund 018 for transfer to the Columbus Recreation and Parks Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the appropriation of $35,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to direct the transfer and appropriation of $35,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund for expenditures related to the late night baskeball program; and to declare an emergency. ($35,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus Recreation and Parks Department will have a greater and more efficient impact on the community with expansions to the late night basketball programs as a result of this support from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; and
WHEREAS, it has been a priority of Columbus City Council to identify opportunities to support various neighborhood initiatives that enhance our communities; and
WHEREAS, this legislation will authorize the Recreation and Parks Department to hire staff, buy equipment, and pay other costs related to the aforementioned expansion, and
WHEREAS, funds are being appropriated and transferred from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund for salaries and other costs needed to facilitate the expansion of this program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate and transfer said funds to have funding available for necessary expenditures; NOW, THEREFORE
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