Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded funds from The Central Benefits Health Care Foundation through The Columbus Foundation. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $200,000.00 in grant money to fund this program for the time period of July 16, 2013 through July 31, 2014.
The funds will be used to develop and implement a safe sleep education campaign.
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 to meet the grant deliverables. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program activity is funded primarily by the Central Benefits Health Care Foundation and does not generate revenue nor require a City match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept funds from the Central Benefits Health Care Foundation through the Columbus Foundation for a Safe Sleep Education Campaign in the amount of $200,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $200,000.00 to the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $200,000.00 in grant funds have been made available to Columbus Public Health through the Central Benefits Health Care Foundation; 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 to meet grant deliverables. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant from the Central Benefits Health Care Foundation through The Columbus Foundation, and to appropriate these funds to Columbus Public Health for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, therefore...
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