Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Office of the Mayor has been awarded funds from CelebrateOne Community Fund at The Columbus Foundation. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $27,824.91 in private grant money to support the Teen Reproduction Health Education and the Healthy Beginnings at Home programs for the time period of July 1, 2020 - December 30, 2021.
In May 2019, CelebrateOne signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Columbus City Schools to ensure that every middle school student would have access to comprehensive, medically accurate reproductive sex education. Nationwide Children’s Hospital manages the program and identified a need for a third party evaluation.
The Healthy Beginnings at Home program will be replacing outdated computer technology and receiving limited technical support to facilitate remote work. Additionally, funds from this transfer will be used to hire a research and evaluation consultant. Both expenditures are necessary to successfully close-out the pilot project and prepare for the next phase of work.
Emergency Request: 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 to meet the grant deliverables. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program activity is funded in part by the CelebrateOne Fund at The Columbus Foundation and does not generate revenue nor require a City match. Grant G401901
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To authorize and direct the Office of the Mayor to accept funds from The Columbus Foundation for support of the Teen Reproductive Health Education and Healthy Beginnings at Home programs in the amount of $27,824.91; to authorize the appropriation of $27,824.91 to the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($27,824.91)
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WHEREAS, $27,824.91 in grant funds have been made available to the Office of the Mayor through The Columbus Foundation; and
WHEREAS, the Teen Reproductive Health Education program will ensure an evaluation for this school based program; and
WHEREAS, the Healthy Beginnings at Home will be able to enhance their computer technology for remote work and provide a consultant to provide needed research and evaluation support; and
WHEREAS, 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 to meet grant deliverables. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Office of the Mayor in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant from The Columbus Foundation , 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 Office of the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $27,824.91 from The Columbus Foundation for the time period of July 1, 2020 -December 30, 2021.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Fund known as the City's Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 2291, Grant No. G401901 and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the grant period, the sum of $27,824.91, and any eligible interest earned during the grant period, is hereby appropriated upon receipt of an executed grant agreement in Fund 2291, to the Office of the Mayor, Division No. 40-01.
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon the order of the Office of the Mayor, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. 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, 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 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.