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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR GRANT FUNDING AWARDED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (ODNR) AND TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE BOAT SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM
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WHEREAS, in 2024 the City of Gahanna applied for external funding through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Parks & Watercraft, to support the purchase of new kayaks and related safety equipment; and
WHEREAS, the City has been awarded a reimbursement grant in the amount of Eighteen Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-One Dollars ($18,931), which includes required matching funds of 25%; and
WHEREAS, in order to comply with ODNR grant requirements, a dedicated account, Fund 228.08.600.5320 - Boat Safety Grant Operating Equipment, has been established to secure and account for grant expenditures; and
WHEREAS, matching funds in the amount of Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($4,733) were conditionally appropriated from the Recreation Materials and Supplies fund pending grant approval; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to supplementally appropriate the full grant amount, including the local match, to the dedicated grant fund and to transfer the matching funds from the Recreation Materials and Supplies account to the appropriate Transfers Out account for transfer to the grant fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated and unencumbered balance of the Permanent Improvement Fund the amount of Eighteen Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-One Dollars ($18,931) to Fund 228.08.600.5320 - Boat Safety Grant Operating Equipment.
Section 2. That Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($4,733) is hereby transferred from Account 101.08.320.5300 - Recreation Materials and Supplies to Account 101.08.320.5900 - Recreation Transfers Out.
Section 3. That the Finance Director is hereby autho...
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