Explanation
Background
This legislation will authorize an appropriation of federal grant funds from the unappropriated balance of the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund to the Recreation and Parks Department.
Grant funding is being made available by the Ohio Department of Aging to the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging in connection with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These funds are to provide evidence-based workshops in connection with The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and Diabetes Self-Management Program.
These programs are designed to help people gain self-confidence in their ability to manage symptoms and how their problems affect their lives along with teaching skills needed in the day-to-day management in order to maintain and/or increase life's activities.
Emergency action is requested in order to have funding available in the proper accounts for services that began on April 1, 2010.
Fiscal Impact
To reduce the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund's unappropriated balance by $40,000.00.
Title
To authorize an appropriation of $40,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund to the Recreation and Parks Department for federal grant funding awarded to the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging in connection with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - Chronic Disease and Diabetes Self-Management Program; and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Aging has awarded the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging of the Recreation and Parks Department, a federal grant to provide evidenced-based workshops in connection with the Chronic Disease and Diabetes Self-Management Program.
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediate necessary to appropriate said funds in order to have funds available in the proper accounts so that services can begin in a timely manner in accordance with the conditions of the grant, thereby preserving 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 Recreation and Parks Grant Fund No. 286 and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, the sum of $40,000.00 is appropriated to the Recreation and Parks Department, Department 51-01, Grant Fund No. 286, Project No. 519204, OCA 519204, to pay the cost thereof as following:
Grant Title: |
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ARRA Congregate Disease and Diabetes Self-Management Program |
Obj. Level 1: 01 |
Amount: $10,000.00 |
ARRA Congregate Disease and Diabetes Self-Management Program |
Obj. Level 1: 02 |
Amount: $ 1,000.00 |
ARRA Congregate Disease and Diabetes Self-Management Program |
Obj. Level 1: 03 |
Amount: $28,700.00 |
ARRA Congregate Disease and Diabetes Self-Management Program |
Obj. Level 1: 05 |
Amount: $ 300.00 |
TOTAL APPROPRIATION |
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Amount: $40,000.00 |
Section 2. That the monies in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon the order of the Director of Recreation and Parks, 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 3. That for the 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.