Explanation
Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division. Ordinance 0166-2021 authorized the acceptance and appropriation of $2,431,844.00 in grant money. Ordinance 0601-2021 authorized the acceptance and appropriation of up to an additional $9,000.00 in grant monies to fund the Addiction Treatment Pilot Program through the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to ADAMH for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate an additional $12,400.00 in grant monies to fund the Prevention Block Grant (State) from ADAMH for the period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The total amount funded for this period is $2,453,244.00.
The Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Prevention Program will serve approximately 5,487 unique clients, who may receive multiple services, through Columbus City Schools, After School/Summer programs, Latina Prevention programming, HIV/Early Intervention sites, Parenting classes, and Recreation Centers. Of this number, approximately 2,855 adults and family members will be served; 1,832 children and adolescents through youth programming; and 800 transitional age youth will be served through youth mentoring, workforce development and programming. The ADS Comprehensive Treatment Program will provide treatment services to approximately 875 men and women through the provision of Biopsychosocial Assessments, Individual, Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient counseling. Due to the Pandemic and the necessity of maintaining smaller group numbers our projections may change throughout the year. 69% of the population to be served are men and 31% will be women. The Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program is projected to serve 45 unique clients who will be prescribed Suboxone or Vivitrol.
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 to maintain the clients' continuity of care. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Alcohol and Drug Services' (ADS) additional funds are from the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADAMH) Services Board for the Prevention BLOCK Grant (State) Program.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept additional funding from Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) in the amount of $12,400.00; to authorize the appropriation of $12,400.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($12,400.00)
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WHEREAS, $12,400.00 in additional grant funds have been made available through Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division for the period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from ADAMH for the continued support of the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division; and
WHEARES, 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 Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept these additional grant funds from ADAMH 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 accept additional funding of $12,400.00 from Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division for the period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies 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 $12,400.00 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 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.