Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to accept and appropriate $107,000.00 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Ohio Department of Health. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $107,000.00 in grant money to fund the Child Injury Prevention grant program, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
This project will work with the Franklin County Suicide Coalition to develop a strategic plan to decrease youth suicides in Franklin County and will assist the coalition with the implementation of evidence-based strategies. The other component of this grant program is to promote the creation of policies for the Child Passenger Safety Toolkit, work with Franklin County agencies to implement the policies, and work more in depth with Franklin County Car Seat Fitting Stations to increase the communities' awareness and availability of locations the public can get their car seats checked by a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician.
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 due to the grant start period of October 1, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is fully funded ($107,000.00) by the grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Ohio Department of Health and does not generate revenue or require a City Match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health and any additional funds for the Child Injury Prevention grant program; to authorize the appropriation of funds, including any additional funds, from the unappropriated balance of the Ohio Department of Health Grant Funds; and to authorize the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the Child Injury Prevention grant program and to declare an emergency. ($107,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $107,...
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