Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the East High Band Boosters in support of the East High School Football Program.
The mission of the East High School Football Program is to create a culture of toughness, character, dependability, and leadership through a commitment of devotion and a call to service to another, as well as a consistency in the development of tradition and excellence. Their goal is to prepare students to be lifelong champions in all that they do, producing not only great teams and players but great fathers, husbands, and members of society.
This grant will support football equipment, team camp events, football uniforms, academic resources for students, meals for the team, apparel for the team, and travel-related costs. The East High School Football Program services students ages 14 to 18 in the 43203 ZIP code area. Of the eleven seniors who participated in the football program last season, eight went on to post-secondary education. The program operates in collaboration with local businesses, churches, and other community leaders, exposing students to their broader community and demonstrating the importance of teamwork on and off the field.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested so that purchases that must be made prior to the season will have sufficient financial support, including equipment, uniforms, and other practice items that need to be ordered in the early summer months ahead of the football season.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the East High Band Boosters in support of the East High School Football Program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus City Council seeks to support safe and healthy neighborhoods...
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