Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance No. 0825-2011 authorized the Board of Health to accept a grant from Nationwide Children's Hospital for $31,419.12 to enable Columbus Public Health to implement the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in 21 designated early learning centers in zip codes 43205, 43206 and 43207. Additional funding has been made available to Columbus Public Health from Nationwide Children's Hospital for $13,000.00. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $13,000.00 in grant money to continue this program through December, 31, 2012 and to extend this program to Children Development Council of Franklin County (CDCFC) Head Start Child Care Centers of Central Ohio.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's requirements to continue the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Programs in the current designated zip codes and to the CDCFC Head Start Care Centers through December 31, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by Nationwide Children's Hospital and does not generate revenue or require a city match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a $13,000.00 supplemental grant award from Nationwide Children's Hospital to continue and expand the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program; to authorize the appropriation of $13,000.00 to the Health Department in the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($13,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $13,000.00 in supplemental grant funds have been made available to Columbus Public Health through Nationwide Children's Hospital; and,
WHEREAS, this grant provides for the continuation of a Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in learning centers located in zip codes 43205, 43206, 43207 and extends the program to CDCFC Head Start Child Care Centers of Central Ohio through December 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 Nationwide Children's Hospital to complete the program objectives by December 31, 2012, 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 an additional grant award of $13,000.00 from Nationwide Children's Hospital for the period May 1, 2011, through December 31, 2012.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the City's Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources beginning May 1, 2011 and ending December 31, 2012, the sum of $13,000 and any eligible interest earned during the grant period is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
Nationwide Children's Hospital HCHW Program:
OCA: 501133 Grant No. 501133 Obj. Level 01: 02 Amount $10,400.00
OCA: 501133 Grant No. 501133 Obj. Level 01: 03 Amount $ 2,600.00
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 City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. Funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated.
SECTION 6. 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.