File #: 230167    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/7/2023 In control: Council
On agenda: 3/2/2023 Final action: 3/2/2023
Title: Sponsor: Director of Housing and Community Development Department Estimating revenues and appropriating funds in the amount of $1,644,394.02 in the General Grants Fund for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development to execute a contract for Emergency Rental Assistance and is required to provide quarterly status reports.
Sponsors: Director of Housing and Community Development
Attachments: 1. City of KCMO New Docket Memo 2780, 2. G55ERAP22_Admin_Approp, 3. Authenticated Ordinance 230167

ORDINANCE NO. 230167

 

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Sponsor:  Director of Housing and Community Development Department

 

Estimating revenues and appropriating funds in the amount of $1,644,394.02 in the General Grants Fund for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development to execute a contract for Emergency Rental Assistance and is required to provide quarterly status reports.

 

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WHEREAS, the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program was established by Section 501 of Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, PUB. L. No 116-260 (Dec, 27, 2020) to be used to provide emergency rental and utility assistance; and

 

WHEREAS, execution of a contract will provide rental and utility assistance; NOW, THEREFORE,

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

 

Section 1. That revenue is estimated in the following account of the General Grants Fund in the following amount:

 

23-2580-550001-479979-G55ERAP22                     Emergency Rental Assistance                                          $1,644,394.02   

 

Section 2.  That the sum $1,644,394.02 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Grants Fund in the following account:

 

23-2580-555501-B-G55ERAP22                                          COVID Emergency Rental

   Assistance                                                                                    $1,644,394.02

 

Section 3. That the Director of Housing and Community Development is authorized to execute a contract to provide for Emergency Rental Assistance with these funds and is required to provide quarterly status reports to the City Council.

 

Section 4. That the Director of Housing and Community Development Department is hereby designated the requisitioning authority for Account No. 23-2580-555501-G55ERAP22.                     

 

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                     I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

 

 

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                                                                                                                              Tammy L. Queen

                                                                                                                              Director of Finance

 

                                                                                                                              Approved as to form:

 

 

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                                                                                                                              Joseph A. Guarino

                                                                                                                              Assistant City Attorney