Explanation
BACKGROUND: Franklin County Children Services contracts with the Columbus Health Department for the provision of nursing services to children by assigning a public health nurse to the FCCS Intake and Investigation Department and a public health nurse to serve children on a regional basis. The public health nurse performs health assessments of children, makes home visits with Intake staff, provides nursing consultation and training, interprets medical reports, and helps develop treatment plans for families referred to Franklin County Children Services. The regional nurse provides nursing visits for the four FCCS offices in Franklin County. This contract is for the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $197,615.00 in grant money to fund this nursing contract for the period of January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Emergency action is required to avoid any delays in the payment of nursing services commencing in January for Franklin County Children Services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Under this contract, Franklin County Children Services will purchase the services of two public health nurses from the Columbus Health Department. Franklin County Children Services will reimburse the Health Department for the salary and fringe benefit costs of the nurses assigned to the Intake and Investigation Department and to function regionally. Funds received from this revenue contract will be deposited in the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a revenue contract with Franklin County Children Services for the provision of public health nursing services, in an amount not to exceed $197,615.00, to authorize the appropriation of $197,615.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($197,615.00)
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WHEREAS, Franklin County Children Services has a need for Intake and Investigation and Regional Nursing services; and,
WHEREAS, the Maternal and Child Health Division wish to continue their efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect; 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 enter into a revenue contract with Franklin County Childrens Services and 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 the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a revenue contract for the provision of nursing services for Franklin County Children Services in an amount not to exceed $197,615 for the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources during the twelve months ending December 31, 2010, the sum of $197,615 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50, as follows:
Franklin County Children Services (FCCS)
OCA: 501039 Grant No.: 501039 Obj. Level 01: 01 Amount $ 191,615
OCA: 501039 Grant No.: 501039 Obj. Level 01: 03 Amount $ 6,000
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 by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. That for the 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.