Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this ordinance is to amend ordinance 1677-2023, which authorized the appropriation of $100,000.00 to the Department of Public Safety to purchase materials and supplies in support of Public Safety Week 2023 activities.
Public Safety Week 2023 consists of events that provide training, community conversations, the distribution of safety resources, and a day dedicated to service to foster relationships between residents and public safety officials and improve the safety and well-being of Columbus. It will also address the diverse public safety needs of communities and connect constituents with resources and programming related to affordable, accessible, and high-quality Public Safety services and tools. This inaugural Public Safety Week is being held in the Milo-Grogan neighborhood and runs from Sunday, June 25 to Saturday, July 1.
This funding will provide materials and supplies for various activities and initiatives throughout Public Safety Week, including the following:
• CPR and AED training supplies for community members
• Home repair supplies
• Home and vehicle safety supplies
• Food & non-alcoholic beverages for volunteers and neighborhood residents
Council is appropriating $100,000.00 toward supporting the events and activities that will establish the inaugural Public Safety Week.
The ordinance is being amended to add language allowing for the distribution of supplies and reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages to City residents.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact from this ordinance.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested to allow supplies and reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages to be distributed for Public Safety Week in late June.
Title
To amend ordinance 1677-2023, which authorize an appropriation of $100,000.00 for Public Safety Week 2023 activities; to add language allowing for the distribution of supplies and reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages to City residents for a public purpose; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Public Safety Week 2023 consists of events that provide training, community conversations, the distribution of safety resources, and a day dedicated to service to foster relationships between residents and public safety officials and improve the safety and well-being of Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, it will also address the diverse public safety needs of communities and connect constituents with resources and programming related to affordable, accessible, and high-quality Public Safety services and tools; and,
WHEREAS, ordinance 1677-2023 will be amended to allow for the distribution of supplies and reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages to City residents for a public purpose; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of City Council, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate funding to the Department of Public Safety so that materials, supplies, and reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverages can be distributed in time for the Public Safety Week activities, thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety, and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That ordinance 1677-2023 is hereby amended as follows:
SEE ATTACHMENT
SECTION 2. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.