Explanation
BACKGROUND: To address certain public health issues affecting residents on the Southside of Columbus, Columbus Public Health has developed the Southside Health and Wellness Navigation Project. The purpose of this Project is to use a holistic approach to help families who are not well connected to health and social services, and are living in crisis mode.
A Maternal Infant Home Visiting Nurse Program will provide an assessment of the maternal infant home environment and provide the family with supportive follow up and linkage to health, education and services critical to getting a strong start to life (and reducing infant mortality and risks for child abuse). A Peer Advocate Program will provide prevention education services and connection to life skills training. It is expected that this coaching support will empower residents to improve their health and wellness.
The purpose of this ordinance is to appropriate $83,000 for the Southside Health and Wellness Navigation Project. Funds are available within the City's General Fund for this effort. This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and transfer of $83,000.00 from the General Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow this transfer to be completed and the Southside Health and Wellness Navigation Project to commence.
FISCAL IMPACT: $83,000.00 is available for this project within the City's General Fund.
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To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $83,000 of appropriation authority within the General Fund, from the Department of Development to the Department of Health; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer these funds from the General Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize the appropriation of these funds to Columbus Public Health for the Southside Health and Wellness Navigation Project; and to declare an emergency. ($83,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has developed the Southside Health and Wellness Navigation Project to address certain public health issues affecting residents on the Southside of Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Project is to use a holistic approach to help families who are not well connected to health and social services, and are living in crisis mode; and,
WHEREAS, monies are available in the City's General Fund, within the Department of Development budget to fund this new public health project; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to allow the transfer and appropriation of City monies to Columbus Public Health as soon as possible 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 the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer appropriation authority within the General Fund totaling $83,000 from the Department of Development, Division No. 44-01, Obj. Level One - 03, Obj. Level Three - 3337, OCA - 499038 to the Department of Health, Division No. 50-01, Obj. Level One - 10, Obj. Level Three - 5501, OCA - 900068.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $83,000.00 from the General Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund, as follows:
From: General Fund, Fund No. 010, Department of Health, Dept. No. 50, OCA 900068, Obj. Level One - 10, Obj. Level Three - 5501.
To: Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, Health Department, Dept 50, OCA 500131, Obj. Level One - 80, Obj. Level Three - 0886.
SECTION 3. That from the unappropriated monies in the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources for the period ending December 31, 2012, the sum of $83,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, Obj. Level One - 01, Obj. Level Three - 1000, OCA: 500131.
SECTION 4. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 3 shall be paid upon the order of the Health Commissioner, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that the financial transactions authorized by this ordinance are properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the City's financial records.
SECTION 6. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.