Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department expects to be awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $935,528 in grant money and anticipated fee revenues and interest to fund the Child & Family Health Services grant program, for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. The delay in the State budget process is delaying the notice of award for this grant. The City Auditor will assign a grant number and OCA once a notice of award is received.
The Child & Family Health Services (CFHS) program coordinates services among agencies that provide perinatal services to children and women of childbearing age, including public health nursing services.
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 Child & Family Health Services Program is funded by the Ohio Department of Health and revenues received from client fees. The grant is administered in the Health Department Grants Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Columbus Health Department to accept a Child & Family Health Services grant from the Ohio Department of Health; to authorize the appropriation of $935,528 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($935,528)
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WHEREAS, it is anticipated that once the State budget is passed that $935,528 in grant funds will be made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Child & Family Health Services program for the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health and appropriate the funds from the fee revenues and interest earned for the continued support of the Child & Family Health Services 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, and to ensure there is no delay in client services; 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 award from the Ohio Department of Health for the Child & Family Health Services program for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in 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 June 30, 2010, the sum of $935,528 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50, as follows:
The Grant Project No. and OCA will be assigned by the City Auditor once a notice of awarded is received.
OL1: 01; Amount: $835,528
OL1: 02; Amount: $ 40,000
OL1: 03; Amount: $ 60,000
Total Appropriation for Child & Family Health Services: $935,528
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.