Explanation
BACKGROUND: In July 2022, the Office of CelebrateOne was awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Medicaid which is administered by the State’s Managed Care Plans for the 2022-2024 Grant cycle. The grant acceptance and sub-grantee awards were legislated with Ordinance 1723-2022. Of the remaining appropriation, CelebrateOne, with approval of the Ohio Department of Medicaid requests to realign the grant funding among eleven (11) of the twelve (12) non-profit sub-grantees/community partners
The Ohio Department of Medicaid has awarded this grant to the Office of CelebrateOne at the City of Columbus to coordinate the Enhanced Maternal Health Program in Franklin County. CelebrateOne has been designated as the primary grantee organization and administrator for this grant in Franklin County. The original ordinance (Ord. 1723-2022) established twelve (12) contracts with community partners in order to provide health and education services to pregnant persons and those with children under age one (1).
In addition to the twelve sub-grantee awards, the original ordinance appropriated $969,275.44 for CelebrateOne Community Health Worker salaries and benefits as they assisted pregnant and parenting families. Due to CelebrateOne Community Health Worker staffing levels, more outreach will be done by the existing sub-grantee community partners. As a result, it is necessary to realign the funding set forth in Ordinance 1723-2022.
The following existing sub-grantees/community agencies, will receive the re-allocated grant funds as follows:
|
Sub Grantee/Community Partner |
Original Contract Amount |
Additional Funding |
|
City of Refuge Good Life Foundation |
$252,674.28 |
$20,000.00 |
|
The Center for Healthy Families |
$200,000.00 |
$20,000.00 |
|
Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers |
$246,271.00 |
$45,000.00 |
|
Mental Health America of Ohio |
$160,383.32 |
$20,000.00 |
|
Moms2B/The Ohio State University |
$702,636.00 |
$20,000.00 |
|
OhioHealth |
$220,275.44 |
$20,000.00 |
|
Physicians CareConnection |
$412,704.00 |
$40,000.00 |
|
PrimaryOne Health |
$383,131.31 |
$20,000.00 |
|
Project Milk Mission |
$180,844.00 |
$20,000.00 |
|
Urban Family Development Center |
$187,182.00 |
$20,000.00 |
|
YMCA of Central Ohio |
$241,921.21 |
$45,000.00 |
|
|
Total |
$290,000.00 |
EMERGENCY ACTION is requested at this time in order to meet grant deliverable deadlines and provide time-sensitive perinatal and postnatal health and education services to pregnant and parenting families within Columbus.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the realignment of funding originally appropriated (Ord. 1723-2022) within the General Government Grant Fund #2220, from Object Level 01 to Object Level 03. Of the original $969,275.44 allocated to CelebrateOne personnel costs, $290,000.00 will be transferred in order to provide this funding to eleven (11) of the existing sub-grantee/community partners to serve more pregnant and parenting families.
Title
To authorize the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne to transfer $290,000.00 within the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Program Grant, Government Grant Fund; to authorize multiple not-for-profit contracts with existing sub-grantees for the Enhanced Maternal Health Program in Columbus and Central Ohio; to authorize the expenditure of up to $290,000.00 from the Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($290,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, $4,520,000.00 in grant funds from the Ohio Department of Medicaid for the Enhanced Maternal Health Program for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024 was accepted and appropriated by passage of Ordinance 1723-2022; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer $290,000.00 of the original appropriation within Government Grant Fund 2220, Grant# G402204, from Object Level 01 to Object Level 03; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize expenditures of up to $290,000.00 from the Government Grant Fund 2220 for eleven (11) sub-grantee/community partner not-for-profit contracts; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure to allow the financial transactions to be posted in the City’s accounting system as soon as possible so that the existing community health outreach work with pregnant and parenting families can continue without interruption; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Executive Director of CelebrateOne to administer sub-grantee not-for-profit contracts with up to eleven (11) community partners already engaged in the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Grant #G402204; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of CelebrateOne in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Executive Director this transfer within and expenditure from the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Grant #402204 in order to prevent unnecessary delays in health and wellness services for expectant parents and for infants under one year of age, all for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized to transfer $290,000.00 within the Government Grant Fund #2220, Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Grant #G402204 from Object Level 01 to Object Level 03.
SECTION 2. That the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized to establish not-for-profit service contracts with the following agencies in order to meet grant deliverables through June 30, 2024 in a total amount not to exceed $290,000.00.
|
Sub Grantee/Community Partner |
Additional Funding |
|
City of Refuge Good Life Foundation |
$20,000.00 |
|
The Center for Healthy Families |
$20,000.00 |
|
Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers |
$45,000.00 |
|
Mental Health America of Ohio |
$20,000.00 |
|
Moms2B/The Ohio State University |
$20,000.00 |
|
OhioHealth |
$20,000.00 |
|
Physicians CareConnection |
$40,000.00 |
|
PrimaryOne Health |
$20,000.00 |
|
Project Milk Mission |
$20,000.00 |
|
Urban Family Development Center |
$20,000.00 |
|
YMCA of Central Ohio |
$45,000.00 |
|
|
$290,000.00 |
SECTION 3. That to pay the costs of said contracts and the programs administered by CelebrateOne, the expenditure of up to $290,000.00 is hereby authorized from the General Government Grant Fund 2220, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. 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 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance and to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that these contracts are properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the City’s financial records.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance, for the reasons stated in the preamble, which are made a part of this ordinance and fully incorporated for reference as if rewritten, is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after this ordinance’s adoption and approval by the Mayor or ten (10) days after its adoption if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes this ordinance.