Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the transfer and expenditure of $98,624.38 within the General Government Grant Fund, Lead Grant. Funds are needed to pay lead hazard control expenses associated with the Lead Safe Columbus Program.
The Lead Safe Columbus Program identifies and controls lead-based hazards in eligible rental and owner occupied housing as well as identifying, prioritizing and remediating other health and safety issues in those eligible units within the City of Columbus.
Lead Safe Columbus is a HUD grant-funded program that will end October 2014. In order to utilize all of the federal grant funds it is necessary to transfer funds between line items within the grant so that all of the funds can be used prior to the end of the grant period.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible and because of the need to continue program services without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the transfer and expenditure of $98,624.38 within the General Government Grant Fund, Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant.
Title
To authorize and direct the transfer of $98,624.38 within the General Government Grant Fund, Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant; to authorize the expenditure of $98,624.38 from the General Government Grant Fund, Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant to provide funding for expenditures related to the Lead Safe Columbus Program; and to declare an emergency. ($98,624.38)
Body
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the transfer and expenditure of $98,624.38 within the General Government Grant Fund, Lead Grant, to provide funding for lead hazard control expenses relating to the Lead Safe Columbus Program; and
WHEREAS, the Lead Safe Columbus program identifies and controls lead-based hazards in eligible rental and owner occupied housing as well as identifying, prioritizing and remediating other health and safety issues in those eligible units within the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Lead Safe Columbus is a HUD grant-funded program that will end October 2014. In order to utilize all of the federal grant funds it is necessary to transfer funds between line items within the grant so that all of the funds can be used prior to the end of the grant period; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to transfer said funds so expenditures can be made by the end of the grant period, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $98,624.38 within the General Government Grant Fund, Fund 220, Grant 441156, Division 44-10 as follows:
FROM:
Object Level One: 03
OCA: 441156
Amount: $98,624.38
TO:
Object Level One: 05
OCA: 441156
Amount: $98,624.38
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to expend $98,624.38 of the General Government Grant Fund for eligible projects and activities associated with the Lead Safe Columbus Program.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose as stated in Section 2, the expenditure of $98,624.38 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized from the Department of Development, Division 44-10, Fund 220, Grant 441156, Object Level One 05, Object Level Three 5517, OCA Code 441156.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That in the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part thereof, this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure 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.