Explanation
June 16, 2005
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $157,138 in the Health Department Grants Fund and $350 in the Health Department Private Grants Fund for fiscal year 2005. This appropriation ordinance funds the continued operations of various grant programs in the Health Department Grants Fund, will appropriate interest income earned as a result of grant cash balances, will transfer appropriation authority within specified grants to properly align object level one appropriation with projected expenses, and will 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, private donations, and City matching funds.
Title
To make appropriation for the twelve months ending December 31, 2005, for the Health Department Grants Fund and Health Department Private 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. ($157,488)
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 Private Grants Fund, Fund No...
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