Explanation
Background:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a grant agreement with Homes on the Hill in support of their Responsible Father’s Day programming.
Responsible Father's Day programming brings together over 300 families in the Hilltop community, with father's at the center to motivate and educate them on being strong hard working providers, disciplinarians. Fostering fatherhood as the cornerstone of the family unit helps to protect children from an environment of drugs and violence.
Funding from the City of Columbus Department of Neighborhoods and the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund will be used to support the Responsible Father’s Day program.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Department of Neighborhoods general fund and the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to avoid a delay in providing the necessary funding resources for the Homes on the Hill Responsible Father’s Day program.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a grant agreement with Homes on the Hill in support of their Responsible Father’s Day programming; to authorize the expenditure of $1,000 from the Department of Neighborhoods general fund 1000; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $950 from the Neighborhood Initiatives fund 1000 and subfund 100018; and to declare an emergency. ($1,950.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Homes on the Hill Responsible Father’s Day programming brings together over 300 families in the Hilltop community; and
WHEREAS, fostering fatherhood as the cornerstone of the family unit to protect children from an environment of drugs and violence; and
WHEREAS, this program will be supported by an appropriation and expenditure of $950.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives fund as well as the expenditure of $1,000.00 from the Department of Neighborhoods general fund budget for a total expenditure of $1,950.000; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operations of the Department of Neighborhoods such that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into a grant agreement with Homes on the Hill to avoid any delay in providing the necessary funding resources for the Responsible Father’s Day program in time for Father's Day; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Homes on the Hill in support of their Responsible Father’s Day program.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $1,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized within the Department of Neighborhoods General Fund 1000, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the appropriation and expenditure of $950.00, or so much therefore as may be necessary, is hereby authorized within the Neighborhood Initiatives fund 1000, subfund 100018, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. 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 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.