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. The Grant was then extended by Ordinance 2102-2024, adding two new sub-grantees and again by Ordinance 0480-2025. Of the remaining appropriation, CelebrateOne, with approval of the Ohio Department of Medicaid requests to realign the remaining grant funding from these ordinances.
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 and the extensions added two (2) more, for a total of fourteen (14) sub grantees. At grant end, there was a remainder of funds that ODM has approved to be reallocated to Action for Children to provide dyadic infant/maternal health programs.
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EMERGENCY ACTION is requested at this time in order to meet grant deliverable deadlines and provide time-sensitive dyadic infant/maternal mental health services to pregnant and parenting families within Columbus.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the reallocation of funding originally appropriated (Ord. 1723-2022 and extended with Ord. 2102-2024 and with Ord. 0480-2025) within the General Government Grant Fund #2220. $145,506.87 of the remaining funds of the extended $2,260,000.00 allocated will be reallocated in order to provide the funding to the new sub-grantee/community partner to serve more pregnant and parenting families.
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To authorize the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne to transfer cash and appropriation of $193,569.54 within the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Program, to transfer the appropriation of $12,590.32 from within the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Program, to reallocate $145,506.87 within the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Program Grant within the Government Grant Fund; to authorize not-for-profit contract with the new sub-grantee Action for Children for the Enhanced Maternal Health Program in Columbus and Central Ohio; and expenditure of up to $145,506.87 from the Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($145,506.87)
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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, $1,130,000.00 in grant funds from the Ohio Department of Medicaid for the Enhanced Maternal Health Program for the period of July 1, 2024 through December 31st, 2024 was accepted and appropriated by passage of Ordinance 2102-2024; and
WHEREAS, $2,260,000.00 in grant funds from the Ohio Department of Medicaid for the Enhanced Maternal Health Program for the period of July 1, 2025 through December 31st, 2025 was accepted and appropriated by passage of Ordinance 0480-2025; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the transfer and appropriation of $206,159.86 between Grant numbers and object classes from the Government Grant Fund 2220,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to reallocate $145,506.87 of the extension appropriation within Government Grant Fund 2220, Grant# G402500; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of up to $145,506.87 for sub-grantee/community partner not-for-profit contract with Action for Children; 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 dyadic infant/maternal mental health programs can begin within the confines of the grant award; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Executive Director of CelebrateOne to administer sub-grantee not-for-profit contracts with up Action for Children in the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Grant #G402500; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to allow the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes and grant numbers for this Ohio Department of Medicaid Program as needed upon request by CelebrateOne; 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, appropriation and expenditure from the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Grant #402500 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; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the transfer of $12,590.32 of appropriations or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within the General Governments Grant Fund 2220 from the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Program G402204 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That the transfer of $193,569.54 of cash funds, is hereby authorized within the General Governments Grant Fund 2220 from the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Program G402204 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized to reallocate $206,159.86 from the Ohio Department of Medicaid Enhanced Maternal Health Grant #G402500 within the Government Grant Fund #2220
SECTION 4. That the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized to establish not-for-profit service contract with the Action for Children for dyadic in order to meet grant deliverables through June 30th, 2027 in a total amount not to exceed $145,506.87.
SECTION 5. That to pay the costs of said contracts and the programs administered by CelebrateOne, the expenditure of up to $145,506.87 is hereby authorized from and within the General Government Grant Fund 2220, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon the order of the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne 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 7. 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 8. 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 9. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations between object classes and grant numbers for the Enhanced Maternal Health program as needed upon request by CelebrateOne to carry out the purpose of the grant.
SECTION 10. 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.