Explanation
Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 from COHI - The Council on Health Information to encourage and help provide patient-care related services provided through the Office of Minority Health at Columbus Public Health. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $5,000.00 in grant money and interest to fund the Council on Health Information Grant, for the period of May 1, 2014 until April 30, 2016.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to avoid any delays in patient-care related services in the Office of Minority Health and 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 Council on Health Information Program is funded by a $5,000.00 COHI - The Council on Health Information grant award. This grant is administered in the City's Private Grants fund.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from The Council on Health Information for the Minority Health program; to authorize the appropriation of $5,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($5,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $5,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through The Council on Health Information for the Minority Health program for the period of May, 1, 2014 through April 30, 2016; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept this grant from The Council on Health Information and appropriate grant funds and interest earned for the Minority Health program; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow financial transactions 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 Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept these grant funds from The Council on Health Information and to appropriate these funds to Columbus Public Health in order to avoid delays in patient care related services, all 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 $5,000.00 from The Council on Health Information for the Minority Health program for the period of May 1, 2014 through April 30, 2016.
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 during the twelve months ending April 30, 2015, the sum of $5,000.00 and any eligible interest earned during the grant period, is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
OCA: 501432; Grant No.: 501432; OL1:02; Amount: $2,500.00
OCA: 501432; Grant No.: 501432; OL1:03; Amount: $2,500.00
Total appropriation for the Council on Health Information Grant OCA 501432: $5,000.00
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 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, 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.