Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded additional grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) grant program in the amount of $191,395, for a total grant award in an amount of $3,697,440. These additional funds will allow for continued services and additional staffing. The purpose of this legislation is to accept and appropriate these funds to conduct the WIC Program for the period of October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004.
The primary objective of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program is to provide nutritionally desirable food and nutrition education to pregnant and lactating women, infants and children at nutritional risk in Franklin County who meet categorical, income and nutritional risk requirements for eligibility. The goal of the program is to provide WIC certification and education services to at least 74% of the potentially eligible Franklin County WIC participants.
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 WIC Program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health. This program does not generate revenue or require a City match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Columbus Health Department to accept grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $191,395, to authorize the appropriation of $191,395 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency, ($191,395)
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WHEREAS, $191,395 in additional grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) grant program for the period of October 1, 2003 through September 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 WIC 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 Columbus Health Department is hereby authorized and directed to accept additional grant awards totaling $191,395 from the Ohio Department of Health for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) grant program for the period of October 1, 2003 through September 30, 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 $191,395 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, as follows:
Object
OCA Grant No. Level One Purpose Amount
503016 503016 01 Personnel Services $28,510.00
503016 503016 02 Materials & Supplies $91,757.00
503016 503016 03 Services-Op & Maintenance $71,128.00
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.