Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded grant funds from the Franklin County Board of Health for the Project Love County Project. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $60,000 for the period April 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. The funds from the Franklin County Board of Health provide reimbursement to the Health Department's Immunization program for strategies developed to increase public awareness and immunization rates within Franklin County. These strategies are intended to protect against outbreaks of infectious diseases, including influenza.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Project Love County Project is funded through a grant award received from the Franklin County Board of Health. No City match is required.
Title
To authorize the Columbus Health Department to accept a grant from the Franklin County Board of Health in the amount of $60,000; to authorize the appropriation of $60,000 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($60,000)
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WHEREAS, $60,000 in grant funds have been made available from the Franklin County Board of Health for the Project Love County Project; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; 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 the Franklin County Board of Health 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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Columbus Health Department is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award totaling $60,000 from the Franklin County Board of Health for the Project Love County Project for the period April 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources during the twelve months ending December 31, 2007, the sum of $60,000 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01 as follows:
Project Love County Project
OCA: 507091 Grant: 507091 Obj. Level 01:01 Amount: $45,000
OCA: 507091 Grant: 507091 Obj. Level 01:03 Amount: $15,000
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon the order of the Health Commission, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.