Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded additional grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program in the amount of $160,000.00. These additional funds will provide for H1N1 related services. The total grant award for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant is now $4,266,877.00. The purpose of this legislation is to accept and appropriate these funds for the period ending August 31, 2010.
The primary objective of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program is to develop an infrastructure system to address terrorism and bio-terrorism activities should they occur in central Ohio.
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 Public Health Emergency Preparedness program is primarily funded by the Ohio Department of Health. There is no city match required for this additional appropriation.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $160,000.00 to authorize the appropriation of $160,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($160,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $160,000 in additional grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant program for the period ending August 31, 2010; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the continued support of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program; 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 Ohio Department of Health 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 grant awards totaling $160,000 from the Ohio Department of Health for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant program for the period ending August 31, 2010.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated 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 and unappropriated for any other purpose during the twelve months ending August 31, 2010, the sum of $160,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, as follows:
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
OCA: 509079 Grant No.: 509075 Obj. Level 01:03 Amount $160,000.00
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 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.