Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Gladden Community House to make repairs and improvements at their community center at 183 Hawkes Avenue.
Gladden Community House is the settlement house founded in 1905 to serve the children and families of Columbus’ Franklinton and near west side. Gladden’s services touch over 10,000 Franklinton and near west side residents each year. They provide a wide range of programs to support and strengthen the community, including emergency financial assistance, senior citizens outreach, afterschool and summer education activities for children, and the Gladden Food Pantry.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Emergency Human Services subfund.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any disruption in service for at-risk residents.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Gladden Community House to replace the front doors at their community center at 183 Hawkes Avenue; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Emergency Human Services subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($14,938.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Gladden Community House is the settlement house founded in 1905 to serve the children and families of Columbus’ Franklinton and near west side; and
WHEREAS, Gladden’s services touch over 10,000 Franklinton and near west side residents each year; and
WHEREAS, Gladden Community House provides a wide range of programs to support and strengthen the community; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize a grant agreement with Gladden Community House in order to avoid any disruption in service for at-risk residents; 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 and directed to enter into a grant agreement with Gladden Community House to replace the front doors at their community center at 183 Hawkes Avenue.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $14,938.00 in the Emergency Human Services subfund, fund 2231, subfund 223125, to the Department of Development per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $14,938.00 or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the action authorized in SECTION 1 of this ordinance, is hereby authorized in the Emergency Human Services subfund, fund 2231, subfund 223125 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That payment is expressly contingent upon the availability of sufficient monies in the Emergency Human Services subfund to cover the obligation set forth in this contract and in no case shall payments exceed available cash in this fund. In this event that there is not sufficient cash in the fund to cover the obligation set forth in this contract, the City Auditor shall have the authority to make all necessary adjustments at her discretion.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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.