Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to provide services to enhance the program activities of the Centers of Disease Control Action Communities for Health Innovation and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) . This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $45,000.00 in grant money to fund this program for the period of February 1, 2011, through February 28, 2014.
As a designated "ACHIEVE Communities," Columbus Public Health will receive support to strengthen a coalition of community partners and to develop a community action plan that addresses chronic disease prevention through policy, systems and environmental change strategies. Activities include training for two coaches and travel for Action Institute members to participate in training and capacity building in June 2011 and through February 2014.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's requirements to attend the Action Institute Training in June 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by the National Association of County and City Health Officials through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and does not generate revenue or require a city match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials in the amount of $45,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $45,000.00 to the Health Department in the City's Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($45,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $45,000.00 in grant funds have been made available to the Health Department through the National Association of County Health Officials for the Action Communities for Health Innovation and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) grant program; and,
WHEREAS, this grant provides for strengthening of community partners, training of Action Institute members, and the development of a community action plan that addresses chronic disease prevention; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's training requirements during June 2011; 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 National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), 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 a grant award of $45,000.00 from the National Association of County and City Health Officials for the period February 1, 2011, through February 28, 2014.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the City's Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources ending February 28, 2014, the sum of $45,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
NACCHO ACHIEVE Community:
OCA: 501132 Grant No. 501132 Obj. Level 01: 03 Amount $45,000.00
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 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.