Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus State Community College is the primary grantee of a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Family and Community Violence Prevention grant program. Columbus Public Health will partner with the Columbus State Community College as a sub-grantee to provide drug, alcohol, and violence prevention and wellness education. This ordinance is needed to accept additional funds in the amount not to exceed $3,900.00 to continue to fund the Family and Community Violence Prevention grant program, for the period September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012.
The primary objective of the Family and Community Violence Prevention grant program is to provide violence, alcohol, and drug prevention as well as wellness education to youth ages 10 through 13. The emphasis will be on health and wellness to Somali Bantu youth residing in the Wedgewood Apartment Complex.
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.
FISCAL IMPACT:The Family and Community Violence Prevention program is entirely funded by the Columbus State Community College. This program does not generate any revenue or require a City match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept additional funds from the Columbus State Community College in the amount of $3,900.00 for the continued operation of the Family and Community Violence Prevention grant program; to authorize the appropriation of $3,90.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($3,900.00)
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WHEREAS, $3,900.00 in additional grant funds have been made available through the Columbus State Community College for the Family and Community Violence Prevention grant program, for the period of September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012; 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 Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to accept these grant funds from the Columbus State Community College and to appropriate these funds to Columbus Public Health 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 grant funds of $3,900.00 from the Columbus State Community College for the Family and Community Violence Prevention program for the period September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012.
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 August 31, 2012, the sum of $3,900.00 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50, as follows:
OCA: 501148; Grant No.: 501148; OL1:03; Amount: $3,900.00
Total: $3,900.00
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 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.