Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Jewish Family Services to support the Let’s Talk Respect Program for a twelve-month period. The total amount of this grant agreement is $6,000.00.
The Let’s Talk Respect Program’s goal is to end teen dating violence by creating a community that empowers teens to: be confident, build strong, healthy relationships, develop a culture of respect at home, school, and online. Since the program’s creation five years ago, Jewish Family Services has directly engaged over 5,000 teen girls, their mothers, and mentors through their workshops, art projects, and healthy relationship messaging and countless others through the use of PSAs and Social Media. Through their Safe Dates curriculum, Jewish Family Services has promoted healthy relationships by building self-esteem and educating girls to recognize the signs of unhealthy relationships.
The legislation targets a social service program that fall into one or more of the City’s three priority areas including emergency and basic needs, employment and self-sufficiency, and social success for our residents and neighborhoods.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this expenditure is allocated from the Emergency Human Services Fund portion of the Hotel Motel Tax Fund ($6,000.00).
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To approve the grant application of Jewish Family Services seeking financial assistance to address emergency human service needs pursuant to Columbus City Code; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $6,000.00 from the Hotel Motel Tax Fund; to authorize the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Jewish Family Services to support the Let’s Talk Respect Program; and to declare an emergency. ($6,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Jewish Family Services have submitted a grant application seeking financial assistance for Emergency Human Services Funds; and
WHEREAS, City Council is authorized to allocate funds annually to assist social service agencies in the city with the operating costs of delivering programs; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a grant agreement with Jewish Family Services for the continued provision of the Let’s Talk Respect Program; and
WHEREAS, Jewish Family Services will be funded with Emergency Human Services Funds; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a grant agreement with Jewish Family Services to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of vital program services, 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 grant application of Jewish Family Services seeking financial assistance to address an emergency human service need pursuant to Section 371.02 (c) of the Columbus City Code is hereby approved.
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Jewish Family Services for a one year period to support the Let’s Talk Respect Program.
SECTION 3. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the sum of $6,000 is appropriated in Fund 2231 Hotel Motel Tax in Object Class 03 Contractual Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 2, the expenditure of $6,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from Fund 2231 Hotel Motel Tax in Object Class 03 Contractual Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That the expenditures authorized herein are in accordance with Section 371.02 (c) of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 6. Payments are expressly contingent upon the availability of sufficient monies in the Emergency Human Services Fund to cover the obligation set forth in this contract and in no case shall payments exceed available cash in this fund. In this event that there is not sufficient cash in the fund to cover the obligation set forth in this contract, the City Auditor shall have the authority to make all necessary adjustments at his discretion.
SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.