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 $36,000.00 in grant money to fund the Occupant Protection grant program for the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.
The Occupant Protection program provides low-income families with access to child safety seats and training in the 13 counties in region 5.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transactions 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 Occupant Protection Program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health and does not generate revenue or require a City match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Columbus Health Department to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $36,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $36,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($36,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $36,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Occupant Protection grant program for the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the continued support of the Occupant Protection grant program; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transactions 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 Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to accept these grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health and to appropri...
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