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BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) funded through the Centers for Disease Control to increase the readiness of Columbus Public Health to apply for national accreditation. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $31,000.00 in grant money to fund this program for the period of November 15, 2011, through May 31, 2012.
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) launched the voluntary national accreditation program for public health departments in September, 2011. This grant will assist Columbus Public Health in the PHAB accreditation fees and increase quality improvement activities to be fully prepared to be nationally accredited.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's required timeframe beginning November 15, 2011 and ending May 31, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by the National Association of County and City Health Officials through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and does not generate revenue or require a city match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials in the amount of $31,000.00 to increase the readiness of Columbus Public Health for national accreditation; to authorize the appropriation of $31,000.00 to the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($31,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $31,000.00 in grant funds have been made available to Columbus Public Health from the National Association of County Health Officials through the Centers for Disease Control.; and,
WHEREAS, this grant provides for assistance with national accreditation, and quality improvement activities; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's time requirement starting November 15, 2011 and ending May 31, 2012; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and 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 Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $31,000.00 from the National Association of County and City Health Officials for the period November 15, 2011, through May 31, 2012.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Health Department's Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources ending May 31, 2012, the sum of $31,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
NACCHO Accreditation Initiative:
OCA: 501153 Grant No.501153 Obj. Level 01: 01 Amount $16,231.85
OCA: 501153 Grant No.501153 Obj. Level 01: 02 Amount $508.15
OCA: 501153 Grant No.501153 Obj. Level 01: 03 Amount $14,260.00
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 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.