Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded a grant from Nationwide Children's Hospital to allow Columbus Public Health to implement the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in 21 designated early learning centers in zip codes 43205, 43206 and 43207. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $31,419.12 in grant money to fund this program for the period of May 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's requirements to implement the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Programs in the designated zip codes.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by Nationwide Children's Hospital and does not generate revenue or require a city match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from Nationwide Children's Hospital to implement a Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in early learning centers in zip codes 43205, 43206 and 43207 in the amount of $31,419.12; to authorize the appropriation of $31,419.12 to the Health Department in the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($31,419.12)
Body
WHEREAS, $31,419.12 in grant funds have been made available to the Health Department through Nationwide Children's Hospital; and,
WHEREAS, this grant provides for the implementation of a Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in learning centers located in zip codes 43205, 43206 and 43207; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's requirements to implement May, 2011; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant from Nationwide Children's Hospital, 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 Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $31,419.12 from Nationwide Children's Hospital for the period May 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
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 through the period ending December 31, 2011, the sum of $31,419.12 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
Nationwide Children's Hospital HCHW Program:
OCA: 501133 Grant No. 501133 Obj. Level 01: 01 Amount $16,411.12
OCA: 501133 Grant No. 501103 Obj. Level 01: 02 Amount $ 500.00
OCA: 501103 Grant No. 501103 Obj. Level 01: 03 Amount $14,508.00
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. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.