The Director of Port Control is authorized to apply for and accept grants and other funding from the United States of America and the State of Ohio, as they become available, to fund projects related to the operations of the various divisions of the Department of Port Control. The Director is further authorized to file all papers and execute all documents necessary to apply for, accept and receive grants and other funding; provided that the City shall follow all applicable federal or state regulations; and that any funds are appropriated for the purposes in the applications for the grants, applications for other funding, or any amendments thereto. The Director of Port Control shall notify this Council, through its Clerk, of any funds accepted under the authority of this section, on receipt of each award.
The Director of Port Control is further authorized to pay cash matching funds for projects approved by the above-named grantors for grant funding and other funding. The matching funds shall be paid from funds appropriated for the use of the various divisions of the Department of Port Control and, when permitted by law and indentures, from any existing or future revenue bond funds, grant proceeds and PFC authorizations.
(Ord. No. 1005-08. Passed 7-2-08, eff. 7-2-08)