Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance No. 0825-2011 authorized the Board of Health to accept a grant from Nationwide Children's Hospital for $31,419.12 to enable Columbus Public Health to implement the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in 21 designated early learning centers in zip codes 43205, 43206 and 43207. Additional funding has been made available to Columbus Public Health from Nationwide Children's Hospital for $13,000.00. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $13,000.00 in grant money to continue this program through December, 31, 2012 and to extend this program to Children Development Council of Franklin County (CDCFC) Head Start Child Care Centers of Central Ohio.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's requirements to continue the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Programs in the current designated zip codes and to the CDCFC Head Start Care Centers through December 31, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by Nationwide Children's Hospital and does not generate revenue or require a city match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a $13,000.00 supplemental grant award from Nationwide Children's Hospital to continue and expand the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program; to authorize the appropriation of $13,000.00 to the Health Department in the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($13,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $13,000.00 in supplemental grant funds have been made available to Columbus Public Health through Nationwide Children's Hospital; and,
WHEREAS, this grant provides for the continuation of a Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in learning centers located in zip codes 43205, 43206, 43207 and extends the program to CDCFC Head Start Child Care Centers of Central Ohio through December 31, 2012; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately nece...
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