Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the transfer of $230,000.00 within the COVID-19 Enhanced Operations grant fund 2251 to the appropriate object class for COVID-19 operations. As a part of the COVID-19 Enhanced Operations grant budget for Columbus Public Health, $230,000.00 was appropriated and placed into fund 2251, object class 01 for personnel cost. The transfer of these funds to object class 03, will allow for contract services.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so the established contact tracing services can begin immediately and use all funds allocated to the COVID-19 Enhanced Operations grant.
FISCAL IMPACT: Authorizing the transfer of appropriation within fund 2251.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $230,000.00 within the Enhanced Operations grant fund for personnel for COVID operations; and to declare an emergency. ($230,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, there is a need to provide correct appropriation by object class for the continuation of operations for the COVID-19 Enhanced Operations grant; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Board of Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funding within fund 2251 for COVID-19 response in order to provide contract tracing services and use all funds allocated to the grant program, and 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 City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $230,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, within the Enhanced Operations grant fund budget, per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. 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 3. 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.