Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has received additional donation monies to support Minority Health Month activities in the amount of $1,925. These additional funds will pay for activities and services to support 2004 Minority Health Month events. The purpose of this legislation is to accept and appropriate these funds for the period April 15, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
The primary objective of the Minority Health Month at the Columbus Health Department is to promote minority health outreach activities in urban faith based areas of Columbus.
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: Minority Health Month activities are primarily funded by the Commission on Minority Health and community donations. These activities do not generate revenue or require a City match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept donations monies from community agencies in the amount of $1,925, to authorize the appropriation of $1,925 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,925)
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WHEREAS, $1,925 in additional donation monies have been made to support Minority Health Month activities for the period April 15, 2004 through December 31, 2004; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these monies from community agencies to fund 2004 Minority Health Month activities; 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 donation monies from community agencies and to appropriate these funds to the Health Department 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 additional donation monies totaling $1,925 from community agencies for the period of April 15, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
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 and unappropriated for any other purpose during the twelve months ending December 31, 2004, the sum of $1,925 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, as follows:
Minority Health Month
OCA: 504050 Grant No.: 504050 Obj. Level 01: 03 Amount: $1,925.00
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. 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.