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 $888,000 in grant money to fund the HIV Prevention grant program, for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
The HIV Prevention program enables the Columbus Health Department to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV counseling and testing/referral; partner counseling; and health education/risk reduction behavior modification programs. Services are provided to residents of Columbus and Franklin County, with special emphasis on men who have sex with men, individuals with high risk sexual contact, youth, injection drug/substance users, and African-American women.
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 HIV Prevention Program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health and does not generate revenue or require a City match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Columbus Health Department to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $888,000; to authorize the appropriation of $888,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($888,000)
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WHEREAS, $888,000 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the HIV Prevention grant program for the period of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the continued support of the HIV Prevention 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 these grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health and to appropriate these funds to the Health Department for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare and to avoid delay in client 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 $888,000 from the Ohio Department of Health for the HIV Prevention grant program for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies 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, 2009, the sum of $888,000 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50, as follows:
OCA: 509205; Grant: 509205; Obj Level One: 01; Amount: $555,000
OCA: 509205; Grant: 509205; Obj Level One: 02; Amount: $ 44,000
OCA: 509205; Grant: 509205; Obj Level One: 03; Amount: $289,000
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 upon 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.