Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded additional grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the Reproductive Health and Wellness Grant Program in the amount of $23,423.00. This grant has also been extended for a one-month period, with a new end date of March 31, 2015. The purpose of this legislation is to accept and appropriate these additional funds for the Reproductive Health and Wellness grant program for the period ending March 31, 2015.
The Reproductive Health and Wellness Program allows for comprehensive women's health services, including family planning. Eligible patients includes women from the CHD Women's Health Services program at post partum and women who have had a negative pregnancy test through our walk-in pregnancy testing service.
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 Reproductive Health and Wellness Program is funded by the Ohio Department of Health and program fee revenues.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept supplemental grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the Reproductive Health and Wellness Grant Program in the amount of $23,423.00; to authorize the appropriation of $23,423.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($23,423.00)
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WHEREAS, $23,423.00 in additional grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Reproductive Health and Wellness Program for the period ending March 31, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the continued support of the Reproductive Health and Wellness 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 grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health to avoid any delay in the provision of services, 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 Columbus Public Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to accept additional grant awards totaling $23,423.00 from the Ohio Department of Health for the Reproductive Health and Wellness Grant Program for the period March 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015.
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 during the thirteen months ending March 31, 2015, the sum of $23,423.00 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, as follows:
OCA: 501423; Grant No.: 501423; OL1: 02; Amount: $17,423.00
OCA: 501423; Grant No.: 501423; OL1: 03; Amount: $ 6,000.00
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. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused city match monies may be transferred back to the city fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting coedes as necessary.
SECTION 6. All related fee revenue income is hereby deemed appropriated.
SECTION 7. 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.