Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the transfer of financials and assets and liabilities for the Department of Education to the Office of the Mayor.
Education and childcare initiatives remain a priority of the Mayor. As such, the Department of Education activities align with, and are coordinated by the Office of the Mayor. Therefore, in order to better structurally position personnel, programming, and future funding, this legislation will formally transfer the financial aspects and assets and liabilities of the Department of Education to the Office of the Mayor, assigning it the division code 40-06.
This ordinance is contingent upon passage of accompanying ordinance 3192-2021 which amends various sections of the Columbus City Codes in order to effectuate the transfer of the Department of Education to the Office of the Mayor. In addition, ordinance 3052-2021 authorizes the necessary transfers of authorized personnel strength levels from the Department of Education to the Office of the Mayor. Furthermore, ordinance 2741-2021 appropriates monies within the General Fund, to the various departments, commissions, and offices of the government of the City of Columbus for the twelve months ending December 31, 2022.
The anticipated executed date of the re-organization is January 1, 2022.
Emergency: This legislation is being submitted as an emergency to allow for proper accounting of this transfer and to allow for as little interruption in services as possible.
Fiscal Impact: The Department of Education is currently funded by the General Fund as well as various grant funds and federal funds related to the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In transferring the department, authority for unencumbered budget balances in the General Fund, totaling so much as is available when the re-organization is executed, as well as future expenditures in that fund, are being transferred to the Office of the Mayor. However, all current General Fund encumbran...
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