Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Mayor’s Office to accept and appropriate $256,587.00 in grant funds from the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) to continue the city’s Environmental Stewardship program. This amount represents grant awards for years 2016 and 2017. SWACO has provided support for the Environmental Stewardship program (also known as the “Get Green” initiative) since 2006. The city and SWACO entered into a grant agreement in 2012 pursuant to ordinance number 0099-2012 to provide funding for the Environmental Stewardship program in 2012 and 2013. The city and SWACO again entered into an agreement in 2014 via ordinance number 0447-2014, which along with 0459-2015, provided funding to continue the program for 2014 and 2015.
The city’s portion of this grant agreement totals $471,043 for years 2016 and 2017. Subsequent legislation will be drafted and submitted for consideration in 2016 to transfer and appropriate the city’s 2016 portion of this agreement from the various operating budgets in which it was budgeted to the general government grant fund where expenditures related to this program will post. The city’s 2016 portion will come from both the Mayor’s Office general fund 2016 budget and the Division of Water’s 2016 operating budget.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested so as to make appropriation and funds available as soon as possible in support of the city’s Environmental Stewardship program. These funds will be needed in order to make payroll for this program beginning in January 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT
The aforementioned grant funds will be awarded per the agreement between SWACO and the City of Columbus and are being appropriated as described in this ordinance. General and water operating fund moneys for the suggested city contribution have been budgeted in the 2016 Mayor’s recommended budget and will be available for transfer and appropriation contingent upon passage of 2887-2015 and 2888-2015. Subseque...
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