Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials and the Centers for Disease Control for their Healthy Community Design Initiative. This ordinance is needed to accept the funding of $15,000.00 in grant monies for the Health Impact Assessment in Local Health Departments Grant Program for the period of October 1, 2015 through June 15, 2016.
The Health Impact Assessment in Local Health Departments Grant Program enables Columbus Public Health to conduct a health impact assessment of the Connect Columbus Multi-Modal Thoroughfare Plan. This long-range, citywide transportation plan will address two of Columbus Public Health’s Strategic Priorities: reducing infant mortality and reducing overweight and obesity. Air quality, physical activity, and access to services and opportunities are critical determinants that shape these two health outcomes and are profoundly impacted by our transportation system.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so delay in service does not occur since grant started October 1, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by the National Association of County and City Health Officials and does not generate revenue. The program does require ancillary mileage monies from the City, which are budgeted and available.
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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 and the Centers for Disease Control for their Healthy Community Design Initiative in the amount of $15,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $15,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($15,000.00)
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WHEREAS, grant funding has been made available to Columbus Public Health from the National Association of County and City Health Officials and the Centers for Disease Control for their Healthy Community Design Initiative; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Board of Health to accept $15,000.00 in grant funds for the Health Impact Assessment in Local Health Departments grant program for the period of October 1, 2015, through June 15, 2016, and to appropriate these monies to the Health Department; and,
WHEARES, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so delay of service does not occur since grant started October 1, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept these grant funds from the National Association of County and City Health Officials and the Centers for Disease Control for their Healthy Community Design Initiative to avoid delay of service 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 a grant award of $15,000.00 from the National Association of County and City Health Officials and the Centers for Disease Control for their Healthy Community Design Initiative for the Health Impact Assessment in Local Health Departments Grant Program for the period of October 1, 2015, through June 15, 2016.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Health Department Grant Fund, Fund No. 251, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources during the grant period ending June 15, 2016, the sum of $15,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
OCA: 501548; Grant No.: 501548; OL1:01; Amount: $ 10,523.52
OCA: 501548; Grant No.: 501548; OL1:02; Amount: $ 426.48
OCA: 501548; Grant No.: 501548; OL1:03; Amount: $ 4,050.00
Total for Grant No. 501548: $15,000.00
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 by 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 ancillary mileage monies from the City 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 codes as necessary.
SECTION 6. 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.