Explanation
This ordinance amends previously approved ordinance 0284-2021 by modifying the threshold for acceptance and appropriation of Emergency Rental Assistance funds made available by he United State Treasury.
Ordinance 0284-2021 authorized the acceptance and appropriation of $26,822,803.20 in Emergency Rental Assistance 1 (ERA1) funding from the U.S. Treasury, as a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The $26,822,803.20 referenced in this legislation represents the original federal allocation provided by the U.S. Treasury to the City of Columbus. The ERA 1 program provides for the opportunity to apply for and receive additional proceeds via reallocations from the U.S. Treasury or other governmental entities (e.g. State of Ohio). This ordinance simply amends Ordinance 0284-2021 to authorize the acceptance and appropriation of federal Emergency Rental Assistance 1 funds beyond the $26,822,803.20 referenced in the original ordaining language. All other provisions of Ordinance 0284-2021 remain unchanged.
Fiscal Impact: No funding is required to administer this change.
Emergency action is requested to amend the original ordinance as soon as possible so as to correct the ordaining language.
Title
To amend ordinance 0284-2021 by modifying the threshold for acceptance and appropriation of Emergency Rental Assistance 1 funds made available by the United State Treasury; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0284-2021 authorized the acceptance and appropriation of $26,822,803.20 in Emergency Rental Assistance 1 (ERA1) funding from the U.S. Treasury, as a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the $26,822,803.20 referenced in this legislation represents the original federal allocation provided by the U.S. Treasury to the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the ERA 1 program provides for the opportunity to apply for and receive additional proceeds via reallocations from the U.S. Treasury or other governmental entities and as such this ordinance seeks authority to amend Ordinance 0284-2021 to authorize the acceptance and appropriation of federal Emergency Rental Assistance 1 funds beyond the $26,822,803.20 referenced in the original ordaining language; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Finance and Management in that it is immediately necessary to amend the ordinance in order to modify the threshold for acceptance and appropriation of Emergency Rental Assistance funds made available by the United State Treasury; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Section 3 of ordinance 0284-2021 is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 3. That $26,822,803.20, or such final amount(s) as allocated by the U.S. Treasury, are hereby accepted by the City of Columbus from the U.S.Treasury as a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and an appropriation of the same is authorized according to the account codes in the attachment of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. 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 the earliest period allowed by law passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor does not approve the same.