Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded a grant from Nationwide Children's Hospital to allow Columbus Public Health to implement the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in 21 designated early learning centers in zip codes 43205, 43206 and 43207. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $31,419.12 in grant money to fund this program for the period of May 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's requirements to implement the Healthy Children Healthy Weight Programs in the designated zip codes.
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 grant from Nationwide Children's Hospital to implement a Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in early learning centers in zip codes 43205, 43206 and 43207 in the amount of $31,419.12; to authorize the appropriation of $31,419.12 to the Health Department in the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($31,419.12)
Body
WHEREAS, $31,419.12 in grant funds have been made available to the Health Department through Nationwide Children's Hospital; and,
WHEREAS, this grant provides for the implementation of a Healthy Children Healthy Weight Program in learning centers located in zip codes 43205, 43206 and 43207; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to comply with the grantor's requirements to implement May, 2011; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant from Nationwide Children's Hospital, and to appropriate these funds to the Health Department for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN...
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