Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Directions for Youth and Families, to act as the Fiscal Agent for the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County (HSC), for the provision of services to social service agencies for a twelve-month period. The total amount of the grant is $50,000.00.
Funds will assure that the HSC continues to serve as the one voice of social service agencies and offers members a collective approach for client advocacy, the ability to impact public policy and to collaborate for more effective service delivery. In the past year HSC successfully established a new communications tool, the Weekly Communicator, to share member updates and announcements, increased HSC support role at members’ events, facilitated program management for the Preferred Partner Program and Coffee Chat professional development series, and more.
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.
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To approve the grant application of the Human Service Chamber of Franklin County seeking financial assistance to address an emergency human service need pursuant to Columbus City Code; to authorize the Director of Development to execute a grant agreement with Directions for Youth and Families, acting as the Fiscal Agent for the Human Services Chamber of Franklin County, to provide services to social service agencies in Columbus; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $50,000.00 from the Hotel Motel Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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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 ente...
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