Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to accept and appropriate $10,000.00 in grant funds from Delta Dental Foundation for the Dental Sealant Grant program, for the period September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027
The primary purpose of the Dental Sealant Program is to prevent dental caries among school children through an evidence-based community approach. The program targets higher-risk schools in order to reach higher-risk children. The program currently serves students in second, third, sixth and seventh grades.
The Dental Sealant Program provides services to participating schools during scheduled service periods that are coordinated with school calendars and the availability of students. Because these service opportunities occur during specific periods of the school year, a delay in the acceptance and appropriation of the grant funds could delay the purchase of necessary dental sealant supplies and prevent the program from providing services during scheduled school visits. As a result, some participating schools and eligible students could miss their scheduled opportunity to receive dental sealant services during the applicable school service period. Emergency action is therefore necessary to ensure supplies are available when services begin and to prevent interruption or delay of services to eligible students.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to continue the support the purchasing of supplies for the Dental Sealant program.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Delta Dental Foundation grant does not generate revenue or require a City Match.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to accept grant funds from the Delta Dental Foundation in the amount of $10,000.00 for the purchase of supplies for the Dental Sealant Grant program that prevents dental caries among school children through an evidence-based community approach; to authorize the appropriation of $10,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Gran...
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