Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $71,029 in the Department of Development’s Housing Division general fund budget to provide funds for a correction for the Department of Development’s Rebuilding Lives program.
Through the Rebuilding Lives program, the Department of Development contracts with the Community Shelter Board to provide services to meet the short and long term needs of homeless men and women through an improved safety net of emergency shelter.
During a fiscal review of the program, it was determined that the 2017 contract with the Community Shelter Board was set up and invoices paid from an incorrect funding source. Funds were encumbered and invoices paid from Community Development Block Grant funds when they should have been paid from another source. This legislation authorizes the expenditure of funds to repay the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Emergency action is requested so that the repayment can be completed before the end of the fiscal year.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this repayment is contingent upon passage of Ordinance 2970-2018, going before Columbus City Council on November 5, 2018.
Title
To authorize the expenditure of $71,029.00 in the Department of Development’s Housing Division general fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to issue repayment to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and to declare an emergency. ($71,029.00)
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Whereas, through the Rebuilding Lives program, the Department of Development contracts with the Community Shelter Board to provide services to meet the short and long term needs of homeless men and women through an improved safety net of emergency shelter; and
Whereas, during a fiscal review of the program, it was determined that the 2017 contract with the Community Shelter Board was set up and invoices paid from an incorrect funding source; and
Whereas, this authorizes the expenditure to correct the funding source; and
WHEREAS, funding for this repayment is contingent upon passage of Ordinance 2970-2018, going before Columbus City Council on November 5, 2018; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to issue repayment so that it can be completed before the end of the fiscal year, 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 Department of Development is authorized to issue repayment to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $71,029, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 (General Fund), Dept-Div 44-10 (Housing), in object class 03 (Services) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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.