Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with The Actions That Matter 4 Youth, a non-profit organization, in support of the His & Her Mindset, F.L.A.M.E., and Me2You Mentroship programs.
His & Her Mindset, is a program that provides social and emotional learning and essential life skill safety to students and educators to ensure secure environments in the community, in addition to implementing positive alternatives to school suspension.
F.L.A.M.E. stands for Financial Literacy Activities that create Memorable Engagement. Through play, students can grasp the basic concepts of time management, money management, leadership and entrepreneurship through relatable experiences.
Me2You Mentorship Program is a community-based program that focuses on provide insight and resources to the whole family through conflict resolution, relationship building, financial literacy, parenting middle/high schoolers and entrepreneurship.
The Actions that Matter for Youth has provided afterschool programming at Mifflin Middle School and Woodward Park Middle School through a partnership with Faith Ministries Church, in addition to currently providing summer enrichment services at Woodard Park Community Center and Howard Community Center.
Fiscal Impact: Funding to support this grant agreement is available within the Reimagine Safety subfund.
Emergency action is requested to avoid any delay in the implementation of programming serving youth residents.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with The Actions That Matter 4 Youth in support of youth engagement programming; to authorize appropriations, a transfer, and expenditure within the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, The Actions that Matter for Youth has provided afterschool programming and summer enrichment services for youth residents; and
WHEREAS, His & Her Mindset, F.L.A.M.E., and Me2You Mentorship are programs that are designed to provide life skills training, financial literacy, conflict resolution, and relationship building to vulnerable youths; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Clerk's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with The Actions that Matter 4 Youth in order to avoid any delay in the implementation of programming serving youth residents; 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 The Actions That Matter 4 Youth in support of youth engagement programming.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $50,000.00 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 $50,000.00 within the general fund per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the Auditor is hereby authorized to appropriate $50,000.00 within the general fund, fund 1000, subfund 100010, to Columbus City Council 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 $50,000.00 is hereby authorized per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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 7. 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 8. 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.