Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $17,478.22 in the City's Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, for fiscal year 2012. This appropriation ordinance in the Health Department's Private Grants Fund, allows for the continued provision of alcohol and drug abuse services to homeless and indigent citizens of Franklin County.
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 grant project was funded through grant awards from non-governmental agencies. There were no fees or donations associated with this project.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $17,478.22 from the unappropriated balance of the City's Private Grants Fund, to the Department of Health, for the continued operations of an Alcohol grant program, and to declare an emergency. ($17,478.22)
Body
WHEREAS, the matter herein provided for constitutes an emergency in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate funds for the Health Department's Alcohol Grant Program in the City's Private Grants Fund for the 12 months ending December 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 Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary 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 from the unappropriated monies in the City's Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources during the twelve months ending December 31, 2012, the sum of $17,478.22 and any eligible interest earned during the grant period is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50, as follows:
Scattered Site Housing
Object
OCA Grant No. Level 1 Purpose Amount
501033 501033 01 Personal Services $ 17,478.22
Total for Grant No. 501033
TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED $ 17 478.22
SECTION 2. 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 3. 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 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated.
SECTION 5. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.