Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $977,878 in grant money to fund the Child & Family Health Services grant program, for the period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.The Child & Family Health Services (CFHS) program coordinates services among agencies that provide perinatal services to children and women of childbearing age, including public health nursing services.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 Child & Family Health Services Program is partially funded by the Ohio Department of Health. The CFHS Grant will generate approximately $200,000 in revenue.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept this grant from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $977,878; to authorize the appropriation of $977,878 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, $977,878.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Child & Family Health Services program for the period of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the continued support of the Child & Family Health Services 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 these grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health 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 totaling $977,878.00 from the Ohio Department of Health for the Child & Family Health Services program for the period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies 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, 2003, the sum of $977,878.00 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50, as follows:
Object
OCA Grant No. Level One Purpose Amount
503018 503018 01 Personnel Services $256,260
503018 503018 03 Services-Op & Maint $721,618
Total for Grant No. 503018 $977,878
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.