Explanation
The Department of Recreation and Parks receives moneys from the Ohio Department of Aging, through its PASSPORT Medicaid, grant to provide eldercare programs. One of the requirements of the grant is that the clients to case manager ratio not exceed 65:1. This has however, become recently problematic as COAAA has been enrolling approximately one new caseload per month. As such, it is necessary to hire twenty (20) additional case managers to manage the additional workload and meet the grant requirements.
Title
To establish a new authorized strength ordinance for the Department of Recreation and Parks, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging (COAAA) to accommodate the need for additional case managers; to increase the grant sanctioned authorized strength in the Department of Recreation and Parks by twenty (20) full-time positions for the aforementioned purpose; to repeal ordinance 1159-2010; and to declare an emergency. (REPEALED BY ORD. 1655-2010 PASSED 12/06/2010)
Body
WHEREAS, the Recreation and Parks Department, through the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, operates eldercare programs; and
WHEREAS, these programs are funded by the PASSPORT Medicaid grant; and
WHEREAS, enrollment has increased to the point where it has become necessary to hire twenty (20) additional caseload managers to meet the grant's client to caseload manager ratio requirement; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to increase Recreation and Park's grant sanction authorized strength to hire the additional employees; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Park's Department, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging in that it is immediately necessary to establish a new authorized strength ordinance to provide for the efficient operation of the city, and 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 ...
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