Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $50,000.00 from the anticipated FY 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for staff costs in the Division of Housing for management of the Housing Opportunity for People with AIDS (HOPWA) program.
The city’s HOPWA grant has historically been managed by Columbus Public Health. The program will transition to the Department of Development, Housing Division. This amount of funding is funding for the remainder of FY 2022.
This legislation represents partial appropriation for the CDBG portion of the 2022 Action Plan, per Ordinance 2800-2021.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide funding to hire a new person in order to transition the program as soon as practical.
Fiscal Impact: Funds in the amount of $50,000.00 for this appropriation are supported by the anticipated CDBG entitlement award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and are allocated from the CDBG Administrative monies set aside within the 2022 CDBG Grant.
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To authorize the appropriation of $50,000.00 from the FY 2022 Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide funding for personnel expenses to manage the Housing Opportunity for People with AIDS program in the Department of Development; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus expects to continue as a participating jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is the recipient of HOPWA funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus City Council has approved the 2022 Action Plan, per Ordinance 2800-2021, as required by HUD; and
WHEREAS, the HOPWA program will transition from Columbus Public Health to the Department of Development; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate funds for the Department of Development’s Housing Division personnel costs from the anticipated FY 2022 CDBG Administration monies for management of the HOPWA program; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate these funds in order to provide funding to hire a new person in order to transition the program as soon as practical, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That from the unappropriated monies in Fund 2248 (CDBG) and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the sum of $50,000.00 is appropriated in Fund 2248 (CDBG), Dept-Div 44-10 (Housing), Object Class 01 (Personnel) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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.