Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Central Ohio Medical Directors Coalition (COMDC) is a group of medical directors from the major health plans, physician groups, hospitals, and other interested health delivery enterprises, coming together under the auspices of Columbus Public Health. COMDC utilizes a cumulative sum of donations and private funding from various health and pharmaceutical organizations. This funding assists in bringing medical directors together to improve the health of central Ohio citizens. This ordinance is needed to appropriate $7,154.04 in grant money to fund the COMDC grant program for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
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 Central Ohio Medical Directors Coalition grant program is primarily funded through a sum of donations and private grant funding. The Central Ohio Medical Directors Coalition grant program does not generate revenue or require a City match.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $7,154.04 from the unappropriated balance of the City's Private Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($7,154.04)
Body
WHEREAS, $7,154.04 in grant funds have been made available through donations and private funding from various health and pharmaceutical organizations for the Central Ohio Medical Directors Coalition for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate these funds from donations and private funding for the support of the Central Ohio Medical Directors Coalition; 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 appropriate these funds to the Health Department for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and to avoid any delays in client services; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the sum of $7,154.04 is hereby authorized and directed to be appropriated from the unappropriated balance in the City's Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources during the twelve months ending December 31, 2009, to the Health Department, Department No. 50-01, as follows:
OCA: 507080; Grant No.: 507080; OL1: 02; Amount: $3,154.04
OCA: 507080; Grant No.: 507080; OL1: 03; Amount: $4,000.00
Total Appropriation for Grant Number 507080: $7,154.04
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 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 3. 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.