Explanation
December 29, 2005
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $481,101 in the Health Department Grants Fund for fiscal year 2006. This is the annual appropriation ordinance for Health Department Grants that allows for the continued operations of the various grant programs the Health Department provided in 2005. Additionally, this ordinance authorizes the transfer of appropriation authority within the specified grants to properly align object level one appropriation with projected expenses and to facilitate grant close-outs.
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: These grant projects are funded through Federal, State, and County grant awards. Some grant projects collect fees and some are subsidized by donations.
Title
To make appropriation for the twelve months ending December 31, 2006, for the Health Department Grants Fund, to the Department of Health, in various projects and object level ones, for the continued operations of grant programs, and to declare an emergency. ($481,101)
Body
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 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 from the monies in the fund known as the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, and from all monies estimated t...
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