Explanation
The Community Relations Commission has co-hosted with the United Way the Neighborhood Best Practices Conference for the past 5 years. The Conference is designed to bring community groups along with city, state, and county agencies to talk about “Best Practices” in their community addressing neighborhood issues. This conference not only addresses issues but enables community members from all over the city to network and build long lasting relationships empowering each other to continue making positive change in their neighborhood.
The Neighborhood Best Practices Conference goals are to strengthen, promote productive communication and collaboration between neighborhood groups, community partners and local government. It is also an opportunity for community leaders of various backgrounds to discuss neighborhood best practices, current trends and most critically, to network with other neighborhoods. Council amended the 2015 budget for and deems this project an appropriate use of $15,000.00 in Jobs Growth Fund monies.
Emergency action is requested so that contract funding can be immediately established for the purpose of conference planning and execution.
Fiscal Impact: $15,000.00 is budgeted and available within the Jobs Growth Fund. Funding for this ordinance is made available from the city’s Public Safety Initiatives Fund 016 for transfer to the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund 018 for transfer to the Community Relations Commission.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $15,000.00 within the Jobs Growth Fund for the Community Relations Commission Fund for the Neighborhood Best Practices Conference; to authorize and direct the Director of the Community Relations Commission to enter into any contracts necessary to host the Neighborhood Best Practices Conference; and to declare an emergency. ($15,000.00)
To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer $15,000.00 between the Public Safety Initiatives Fund and the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer $15,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to Community Relations Fund for the Neighborhood Best Practices Conference; to authorize and direct the Director of the Community Relations Commission to enter into any contracts necessary to host the Neighborhood Best Practices Conference; and to declare an emergency. ($15,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, The Community Relations Commission has co-hosted with the United Way the Neighborhood Best Practices Conference for the past 5 years; and
WHEREAS, The conference is designed to bring community groups along with city, state, and county agencies to talk about “Best Practices” in their community addressing issues; and
WHEREAS, This conference not only addresses issues but enables community members from all over the city to network and build long lasting relationships empowering each other to continue making positive change in their neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, City Council amended the 2015 budget to further emphasize the importance of making strategic investments in neighborhoods, and Council deems this project an appropriate use of $15,000.00; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in usual daily operation of the Community Relations Commission in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into contracts for the Neighborhood Best Practices conference planning, all 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 the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $15,000.00 in the Jobs Growth Fund to the Community Relations Commission, Division No. 40-02, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 400035.
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Community Relations Commission be and hereby is authorized and directed to enter into contracts and expend the funds appropriated herein to implement the Neighborhood Best Practices Conference.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to appropriate $15,000.00 in the Public Safety Initiatives Fund, fund 16, object level 3 5501, OCA 200116.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $15,000.00 between the Public Safety Initiatives Fund and the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund as follows:
FROM:
Fund Fund Obj Lvl 3 OCA Amount
Public Safety Initiatives Fund 016 5501 200116 $15,000.00
TO:
Fund Fund Obj Lvl 3 OCA Amount
Neighborhood Initiatives Fund 018 0886 402018 $15,000.00
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to appropriate $15,000.00 to the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund, fund 018, object level 3 3337, OCA 402018.
SECTION 4. That the Director of the Community Relations Commission be and hereby is authorized and directed to enter into contracts and expend the funds appropriated herein to implement the Neighborhood Best Practices Conference.
SECTION 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.