Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health to fund the Child & Family Health Services grant program, for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. This ordinance is needed to appropriate $207,000 in anticipated fee revenues to assist in funding the program.
The Child & Family Health Services (CFHS) program coordinates services among agencies that provide perinatal services to children and women of childbearing age, including public health nursing services.
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 Child & Family Health Services Program is funded by the Ohio Department of Health and client fees. The grant is administered in the Health Department Grants Fund.
Title
To authorize an appropriation from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund for program resources of the Child & Family Health Services program, in an amount of $207,000; and to declare an emergency. ($207,000)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide $207,000 in anticipated fee revenues and prior year grant balances for the continued support of the Child & Family Health Services 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 appropriate these funds to the Health Department for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and to avoid any delays in client services; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the sum of $207,000 is hereby authorized and directed to be appropriated from the unappropriated balance in 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 twelve months ending December 31, 2004, to the Health Department, Department No. 50-01, as follows:
OCA: 504018; Grant No.: 504018; OL1: 01; Amount: $187,000
OCA: 504018; Grant No.: 504018; OL1: 02; Amount: $ 10,000
OCA: 504018; Grant No.: 504018; OL1: 03; Amount: $ 10,000
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 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 3. 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.