Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $17,478.22 in the City's Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, for fiscal year 2012. This appropriation ordinance in the Health Department's Private Grants Fund, allows for the continued provision of alcohol and drug abuse services to homeless and indigent citizens of Franklin County.
Emergency action is requested to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: This grant project was funded through grant awards from non-governmental agencies. There were no fees or donations associated with this project.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $17,478.22 from the unappropriated balance of the City's Private Grants Fund, to the Department of Health, for the continued operations of an Alcohol grant program, and to declare an emergency. ($17,478.22)
Body
WHEREAS, the matter herein provided for constitutes an emergency in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate funds for the Health Department's Alcohol Grant Program in the City's Private Grants Fund for the 12 months ending December 31, 2012; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate these funds to the Health Department for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the City’s Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fu...
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