Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded a grant from the Franklin County Department of Job & Family Services. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $99,995 in grant money to fund the Respite Care grant program.
The Respite Care grant program provides support for families to achieve stability by reducing barriers through outreach efforts. Services will reduce stress in households; provide infant stimulation; and assist mothers with tasks or care for other children so mothers can attend medical appointments or follow physician orders for bed-rest. This grant is for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
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 program is entirely funded by the Franklin County Department of Job & Family Services and does not generate revenue or require a City match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Franklin County Department of Job & Family Services in the amount of $99,995; to authorize the appropriation of $99,995 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($99,995)
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WHEREAS, $99,995 in grant funds have been made available through the Franklin County Department of Job & Family Services; 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 accept this grant from the Franklin County Department of Job & Family 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 Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $99,995 from the Franklin County Department of Job & Family Services for the Respite Care grant program for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.
SECTION 2. That from the monies in the Fund known as 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 June 30, 2009, the sum of $99,995 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
OCA: 509071; Grant No.: 509071; OL1:01; Amount: $98,816
OCA: 509071; Grant No.: 509071; OL1:03; Amount: $1,179
Total for Grant No. 509071: $99,995
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 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.