Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to accept and appropriate $2,600,000.00 in grant funds from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the FY25 Ben Franklin Tuberculosis grant program, for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
Ohio Revised Code 339.71-339.89 confers tuberculosis (TB) authority to the Franklin County government, Board of Commissioners offices, which in turn designates Columbus Public Health (CPH) as the tuberculosis control unit for Franklin County. In that capacity, CPH serves as the local authority for all aspects of TB surveillance and reporting, medical management, and prevention and control activities in Franklin County.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to continue the support and monitoring of TB cases which prevents spread of infectious diseases for the immediate preservation of public health, safety and welfare; and to avoid forfeiture of the grant.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Ben Franklin Tuberculosis grant program is entirely funded by the grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and does not generate revenue or require a City Match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners in the amount of $2,600,000.00 for the FY25 Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Program; to authorize the appropriation of $2,600,000.00 and any additional funds from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,600,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $2,600,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the FY25 Ben Franklin Tuberculosis grant program for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the continued support of the FY25 Ben Franklin Tuberculosis grant program; and,
WHEREAS, the C...
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