Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $78,500 in grant money to fund the Federal HIV Care grant program.
The Federal HIV Care grant program enables the Columbus Health Department to plan and evaluate activities related to improving local care services and to provide comprehensive case management services to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their support persons in central Ohio.
This grant is for the period April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009.
Emergency action is requested 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: This program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health and does not generate revenue nor require a City match.
Title
To authorize the Columbus Health Department to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $78,500; to authorize the appropriation of $78,500 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($78,500)
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WHEREAS, $78,500 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Federal HIV Care grant 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 and appropriate these grant funds for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and to avoid any delays in providing program services; 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 a grant award of $78,500 from the Ohio Department of Health for the Federal HIV Care grant program, for the period of April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009.
SECTION 2. That from the 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 during the 12 months ending December 31, 2008, the sum of $78,500 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Department No. 50-01, as follows:
OCA: 508059; Grant: 508059; Object Level 1: 01; Amount: $70,711
OCA: 508059; Grant: 508059; Object Level 1: 02; Amount: $ 2,789
OCA: 508059; Grant: 508059; Object Level 1: 03; Amount: $ 5,000
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. 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.