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 $240,000.00 in grant money to fund the Women's Health Initiative grant program, for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
The Women's Health Initiative program will allow for comprehensive women's health services including family planning. Eligible patients will include women from the CHD Women's Health Services program at post partum and women who have had a negative pregnancy test through our walk-in pregnancy testing service.
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 Women's Health Initiative program is funded by the Ohio Department of Health and program fee revenues.
Title
To authorize and direct the Columbus Health Department to accept this grant from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $240,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $240,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($240,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $240,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Women's Health Initiative program for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the support of the Women's Health Initiative 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 th...
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