Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Boys and Girls Club for the Great Futures 2025 initiative for a twelve-month period for a total amount of $200,000.
Great Futures 2025 provides a strategic direction that aligns the priorities of the Boys and Girls Club around a shared purpose and goal, while enabling organizations to directly meet the needs of the youth they serve within the model best suited for their communities. It will be implemented through four strategic priorities: increasing program quality, strengthening organizations, advocating for youth development, and reaching more youth.
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 ($100,000) and the Recreations and Parks Fund ($100,000). This ordinance is contingent on passage of ordinance 1386-2019.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute a grant agreement with Boys and Girls Club for the Great Futures 2025 initiative; to authorize an expenditure within the Emergency Human Services Fund; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Recreation and Parks operating fund; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a grant agreement with Boys and Girls Club for the continued provision of social services; and
WHEREAS, Great Futures 2025 provides a strategic direction that aligns the priorities of the Boys and Girls Club around a shared purpose and goal; and
WHEREAS, the grant will be funded with a combination of Emergency Human Services Funds and the Recreation and Parks fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Recreation and Parks in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a grant agreement with Boys and Girls Club to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of 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 Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Boys and Girls Club for the Great Futures 2025 initiative.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $100,000.00 in the Recreation and Parks operating fund, fund 2285, to the Department of Recreation and Parks per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $200,000 or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the action authorized in SECTION 1 of this ordinance, is hereby authorized per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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 legislation.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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.