Explanation
This ordinance authorizes an appropriation of $3,500.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund in support of promotional efforts for the Capital Leaders program.
The Capital Leaders program provides professional development and community service opportunities for youths in city neighborhoods. The summer of 2017 represents the inaugural year for the program. The funding authorized by this ordinance will be utilized to develop audio and video products highlighting the work of the youth participants, as well as products that can be used for recruiting participants in future years.
Emergency action is requested in order to have funding in place prior to the end of the current Capital Leaders cohort.
Title
To authorize an appropriation within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund in support of promotional efforts for the Capital Leaders program; and to declare an emergency. ($3,500.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Capital Leaders program provides professional development and community service opportunities for youths in city neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Council deems it an appropriate use of funds to provide for the production of materials highlighting the work of the inaugural cohort and to develop tools for recruiting youth participants in future years; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city in that it is immediately necessary to provide resources in support of the aforementioned youth programming, 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 appropriate $3,500.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, to Columbus City Council per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
See Attached File: Ord 2116-2017 Legislation Template.xls
SECTION 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is...
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