Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Mayor’s Office has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Columbus Partnership in support of the Office of Innovation’s Smart Columbus efforts. The grant award is for a period of two years covering 2017 and 2018, and will be used to offset personnel expenses related to the work of Smart Columbus. A total of $50,000 will be provided by the Columbus Partnership in each of the two years.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the city's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: A total grant award of $100,000 from the Columbus Partnership is being awarded to the Office of the Mayor. An acceptance and appropriation of said grant is required.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a grant from The Columbus Partnership; to authorize the appropriation of $100,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Smart City Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, $100,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through The Columbus Partnership to the Office of the Mayor in support of the Office of Innovation’s Smart Columbus efforts for the period of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from The Columbus Partnership to the Office of the Mayor; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Mayor’s Office in that it is immediately necessary to accept these grant funds from The Columbus Partnership and to appropriate these funds to the Office of the Mayor for the immediate 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 Mayor’s Office is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $100...
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