Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded a grant service contract for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Outpatient Program, Prevention Services, Women's Set-Aside, Lifestyle Risk Reduction/Children of Alcoholics, and HIV Early Intervention Program totaling $447,892 from the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH). These grants enable the Health Department to continue to provide treatment, counseling and prevention services to men, women, children and families and the homeless population.
Emergency action is requested for the following reasons: 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 to maintain the clients' continuity of care.
FISCAL IMPACT: The ADA grant service contract is primarily funded through the Franklin County ADAMH Board. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program will generate the following revenue: client fees in the amount of $10,000, Medicaid in the amount of $75,000, grant resources of $22,308, and the City will provide support of $103,500.
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To Authorize and direct the Columbus Health Department to accept the grant service contact from the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board in the amount of $447,892; to authorize the total appropriation of $658,700 which includes program revenues, from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($658,700)
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WHEREAS, $447,892 in grant funds have been made available through the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse grant 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 usually daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant service contract from the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board and to appropriate these funds to the Health Department for continuation of client care and 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 Columbus Health Department is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant service contract of $447,892 from the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board for the continuation on the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program for the grant period January 1, 2004 through June 30, 2004.
SECTION 2. That the 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 during the twelve months ending December 31, 2004, the sum of $658,700 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division 50-01, as follows:
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503027, Obj. Level 1: 01, OCA: 503027, Amount: $147,500
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503027, Obj. Level 1: 02, OCA: 503027, Amount: $ 4,000
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503027, Obj. Level 1: 03, OCA: 503027, Amount: $ 8,000
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503028, Obj. Level 1: 01, OCA: 503028, Amount: $ 55,000
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503028, Obj. Level 1: 02, OCA: 503028, Amount: $ 500
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503028, Obj. Level 1: 03, OCA: 503028, Amount: $ 2,700
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503029, Obj. Level 1: 01, OCA: 503029, Amount: $ 30,000
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503029, Obj. Level 1: 02, OCA: 503029, Amount: $ 500
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503029, Obj. Level 1: 03, OCA: 503029, Amount: $ 2,000
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503030, Obj. Level 1: 01, OCA: 503030, Amount: $152,000
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503030, Obj. Level 1: 02, OCA: 503030, Amount: $ 500
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503030, Obj. Level 1: 03, OCA: 503030, Amount: $ 4,000
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503031, Obj. Level 1: 01, OCA: 503031, Amount: $224,000
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503031, Obj. Level 1: 02, OCA: 503031, Amount: $ 3,500
Fund: Health Grants, Div.: 50-01, Fund: 251, Project: 503031, Obj. Level 1: 03, OCA: 503031, Amount: $ 24,500
TOTAL APPROPRIATION $658,700
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.