Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $70,000 in grant money to facilitate the Columbus City Schools Large School District Travel Plan and to continue the commitment of the Safe Routes to School Program for the period August 1, 2013, through December 31, 2014.
This funding will allow Columbus Public Health to facilitate the Columbus City Schools Large School Travel Plan, develop a sustainable plan for Safe Routes to School, and to integrate a Health Impact Assessment into the Travel Plan.
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 August 1, 2013. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is primarily funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation and does not generate revenue or require a city match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation for the facilitation of the Columbus City Schools Large District Travel Plan and to develop a sustainable plan for the Safe Routes to School Program in the amount of $70,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $70,000.00 in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($70,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $70,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Transportation; 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 due to the grant start date of August 1, 2013. 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...
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