Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has been awarded a grant service contract for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Outpatient Program, Prevention Services, Women's Set-Aside, Lifestyle Risk Reduction/Children of Alcoholics, and HIV Early Intervention Program totaling $515,050 from the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH). These grants enable the Health Department to provide treatment, counseling and prevention services to men, women, children and families and the homeless population. 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: The ADA grant service contract is primarily funded through the Franklin County ADAMH Board. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program will generate the following revenue: client fees in the amount of $8,536, Medicaid in the amount of $60,000, grant resources of $28,000, and the City will provide support of $70,000.
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To Authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant service contact from the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board in the amount of $515,050 and to authorize the total appropriation of $681,586 which includes program revenues, from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($681,586)
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WHEREAS, $681,586 in grant funds have been made available through the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse 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 Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant service contract from the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board and to appropriate theses 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 service contract of $681,586 from the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board for the continuation on the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program for the grant period July 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
SECTION 2. That 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 twelve months ending December 31, 2003, the sum of $681,586 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division 50-01, as follows:
Grant No. 503027 - ADA HIV Early Intervention - Provides HIV testing to all ODADAS certified alcohol/drug treatment center in Franklin County. This is continuation funding for last six months of FY2003.
OCA 503027
Object Level One
01 $145,500
02 8,000
03 5,000
Total for Grant No. 503027 $158,500
Grant No. 503028 - ADA Lifestyle Risk Reduction/COA - This is a continuation award for the last six months of FY2003. These funds will be used to provide counseling and educational services to children of alcoholics and/or addicts and their parents.
OCA 503028
Object Level One
01 $ 63,236
02 1,800
03 2,700
Total for Grant No. 503028 $ 67,736
Grant No. 503029 - ADA Prevention Services - This is a continuation award for last six months of FY2003 for the provision of educational services for alcohol and drug addiction prevention.
OCA 503029
Object Level One
01 $ 30,000
02 2,175
03 2,675
Total for Grant No. 503029 $ 34,850
Grant No. 503030 - ADA Women's Set-Aside - Provides gender specific group and individual counseling and education for women. This is a continuation for the last six months of FY2003.
OCA 503030
Object Level One
01 $146,000
02 3,000
03 16,000
Total for Grant No. 503030 $165,000
Grant No. 503031 - ADA Treatment Services - This program provides Alcohol and Drug Abuse outpatient services which include, outpatient treatment, assessments, outreach, counseling, (individual and group), prevention services and follow-up care to adult clients referred to the Department's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program. This is a continuation for the last six months of FY2003.
OCA 503031
Object Level One
01 $219,000
02 3,000
03 32,000
05 500
06 1,000
Total for Grant No. 503031 $255,500
TOTAL APPROPRIATION $681,586
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.