Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded funds from Nationwide Children’s Hospital for $9,000.00. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $9,000.00 in grant money to fund the Healthy Children Healthy Weight’s Initiative in the Healthy Neighborhood Healthy Families targeted zip code.
The funding will support policy and environment evaluation or nutritional analysis of menus in childcare centers which have completed the Healthy Children Healthy Weight’s Initiative in the Healthy Neighborhood Healthy Families targeted zip codes.
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 to meet the grant deliverables due March 31, 2014. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: This program activity is funded primarily by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and does not generate revenue nor require a City match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept funds from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the amount of $9,000.00 for the Healthy Children, Healthy Weights Program; to authorize the appropriation of $9,000.00 to the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($9,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $9,000.00 in grant funds have been made available to Columbus Public Health through Nationwide Children’s Hospital; 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 to meet grant deliverables due by March 31, 2014. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and to appropriate these funds to Columbus Public Health fo...
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