Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children in support of their community events.
Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children raises awareness about the rapid increase of crime resulting in murder in Columbus, Ohio to support collaborative action focused on crime prevention, outreach and support services.
Their community network puts on community events and neighborhood engagement sessions to help reduce gun violence. During these events, they share best practices for dealing with trauma and train new volunteers for their anti-violence network. Training modules include self-defense, de-escalation, soft skill advocacy, trauma informed practice, and strategies to interact with authority. During these events, they also work to foster positive relationships between the community and the Columbus Division of Police. Event examples include neighborhood block parties, vigils after shooting incidents, community marches, and mental health resource fairs.
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to ensure that community events can continue.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Reimagine Safety subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children in support of their community events; to authorize an appropriation and transfer within the general fund; to authorize an expenditure within the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children raises awareness about the rapid increase of crime resulting in murder in Columbus, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, their community network puts on community events and neighborhood engagement sessions to help reduce gun violence; and
WHEREAS, in alignment with the goals of the Reimagine Safety initiative, Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children to reduce violent crime, promote conflict resolution, and foster community pride;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Clerk's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children to avoid any delay in deploying the resources necessary for their community events; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children in support of their community events.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $75,000.00 to Columbus City Council within the Reimagine Safety fund in object class 10-Transfers, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $75,000.00 from the Reimagine Safety subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100019, to the general fund, fund 1000, subfund 100010, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $75,000.00 to Columbus City Council within the general fund, fund 1000, subfund 100010, in 03-Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That per the action authorized in SECTION 1 of this ordinance, the expenditure of $75,000.00 is hereby authorized.
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this legislation.
SECTION 7. 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.