Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded the State Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant from the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $98,586.12 in grant money for the period of September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025.
The purpose of this funding is to build internal supports for our current and new Alcohol & Drug Services clients in order to reduce disparities and increase integrated healthcare by supporting the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program to serve clients who will be prescribed Suboxone, Sublocade or Vivitrol. Staff will work with clients to emphasize service integration between physical health, behavioral health, treatment and recovery supports. Services will include assessment, medication education and prescribing, and follow up sessions, group and/or individual counseling sessions and supports by a counselor/chemical dependency staff, and linkages to additional health clinics within Columbus Public Health. The population of focus is residents of Franklin County, who have a substance use disorder, ages 18 and over. Priority is given to pregnant women and those who inject drugs.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible to avoid forfeiture of the grant funds.
FISCAL IMPACT: The State Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant is fully funded by the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County and does not require a City match.
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To authorize the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County in the amount of $98,586.12; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $98,586.12 within the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($98,586.12)
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WHEREAS, $98,586.12 in grant funds have been made available through the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County for the State Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant; for the period of September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County for the support of the State Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant; and
WHEREAS, the City may receive additional funds awarded from the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County for the support of the State Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to allow the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the State Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant program as needed upon request by the Columbus Public Health department.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Board of Health to accept the Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Grant from the ADAMH Board of Franklin County in order to avoid forfeiture of the grant funds, such immediate action being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, and safety; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to accept funding of $98,586.12 from the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County for the State Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant program for the period of September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor's Office is authorized to adjust appropriations to match current awarded amounts per the attached template and authorized to adjust appropriations as required for future award amount changes from the grantor in the Health Department's Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources during the grant period, the sum of $98,586.12 upon receipt of an executed grant agreement, and any eligible interest earned during the grant period is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 5001, according to the attached accounting document.
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon the order of the Health Commissioner and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except upon voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. That, at the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 6. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to accept any additional grant awards from the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County for the State Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant programs for the period of September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025.
SECTION 7. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025 any additional awarded funds are appropriated in Fund 2251 according to notification of award or grant agreement by the grantor.
SECTION 8. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations between object classes for the State Opiate and Stimulant Response (SOS) 4.0 Grant programs as needed upon request by the Columbus Public Health department.
SECTION 9. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.