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 2019 and 2020, 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, 2019 through December 31, 2020; 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 $100,000.00 from The Columbus Partnership in support of the Office of Innovation’s Smart Columbus efforts, for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Smart City Grant Fund, Fund No. 7768, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources during the grant period, the sum of $100,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the Mayor’s Office, Department 40, Division 4001, according to the account codes in the attachment:
Grant appropriation 2184-2019
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon the order of the Mayor and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except upon voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. That at the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused city match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated upon receipt of a signed agreement between the parties, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 6. That for 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.