Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health was awarded grant funds from the Franklin County Board of Health for the Project Love County Project. These funds provide reimbursement to the Health Department's Immunization program for strategies developed to increase public awareness and immunization rates within Franklin County. This ordinance authorizes a supplemental appropriation of $64.78 for additional funds that were received from the County, which will facilitate the grant close-out process.
Emergency action is requested 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: Monies are available for this appropriation. This ordinance will facilitate the grant close-out process.
Title
To authorize a supplemental appropriation from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund for additional funds received for the Project Love County Project, in the amount of $64.78; and to declare an emergency. ($64.78)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate $64.78 in additional funds to the Project Love County Love Project to facilitate the grant close-out process; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency 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 Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate these funds to Columbus Public Health 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 sum of $64.78 is hereby authorized and directed to be appropriated from the unappropriated balance 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 December 31, 2012, to the Health Department, Department No. 50-01, as follows:
OCA: 501063; Grant No. 501063; Obj. Level 1: 01; Amount: $64.78
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 by 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 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.