Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Department of Development to enter into not-for-profit service agreements with various organizations in support of summer youth engagement and employment programs.
Through the Reimagine Safety subfund, up to $412,260 is allocated to distribute to qualified Columbus area nonprofit agencies. Agreements will be issued to the following non-profits organizations: 270 Faith, All Nations Worship Assembly, CHOZEN, Columbus Black History Tours dba as Yates Entertainment , FEMERGY, Leadership Columbus, Ohio Memorial Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Foundation, Trades of Faith, Urban Lacrosse Academy, and Youth Empowered dba as Help and Hope Community Center. The nonprofit organizations will serve at-risk boys and girls and young men and women of color between the ages of 14-24 to help ease the challenges families face due to the current public health emergency.
The services included in these agreements cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current responsibility and capacity to provide.
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to ensure that students can benefit from summer employment opportunities.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Reimagine Safety subfund.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into not-for-profit service agreements with various organizations in support of summer youth engagement and employment programs; to authorize an appropriation and transfer within the general fund; to authorize an expenditure within the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($412,260.00)
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WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the lack of summer employment opportunities; and
WHEREAS, due to the effects of COVID-19, the City of Columbus recognizes many organizations providing summer employment opportunities may not have the capacity to do so in 2022; and
WHEREAS, expenditure of funds is necessary within the Reimagine Safety subfund to address unforeseen needs within the population of boys and girls and young men and women of color caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into not-for-profit service agreements to allow the agencies to immediately provide summer employment opportunities; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized and directed to enter into not-for-profit service agreements with the following organizations in support of summer youth employment and engagement programs:
270 Faith- $20,000.00
All Nations Worship Assembly - $15,000.00
CHOZEN - $50,000.00
Columbus Black History Tours dba Yates Entertainment - $30,000.00
FEMERGY - $75,000.00
Leadership Columbus - $25,000.00
Ohio Memorial Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Foundation- $9,590.00
Trades of Faith - $25,000.00
Urban Lacrosse Academy - $125,000.00
Youth Empowered dba Help and Hope Community Center- $37,670.00
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $412,260.00 within the Reimagine Safety subfund; fund 1000, subfund 100019, in Transfers-10 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $412,260.00 within the general fund per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the Auditor is hereby authorized to appropriate $412,260.00 within the general fund, fund 1000, subfund 100010, to the Department of Development in Services-03 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That per the action authorized by Section 1 of this ordinance, the expenditure of $412,260.00 is hereby authorized per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That these agreements are awarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to not-for-profit service agreements.
SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 ordinance.
SECTION 9. 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.