Explanation
BACKGROUND: It has been a priority of Columbus City Council to identify opportunities to support various neighborhood initiatives that enhance the well-being of Columbus residents. To that extent, City Council has identified $153,000 in the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund that Council wishes to transfer to support programming at Columbus Public Health.
In 2012, opiate use among alcohol and other drug (AOD) clients at CPH increased over 300% from previous years. A treatment group for women with opiate addiction was established last year. It targets opiate-dependent females who are on prescription pills for pain or physician-prescribed addictive medication to which they are developing tolerance and requiring increasing doses to manage their medical condition. This $153,000 will enable CPH to establish a comparable men’s opiate treatment program.
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $153,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund and the transfer and appropriation of $153,000.00 from said Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this ordinance is made available from the City's Neighborhood Initiatives Fund 018 for transfer to the Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the appropriation of $153,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to authorize and direct the transfer of $153,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize and direct the appropriation of $153,000.00 within the Health Special Revenue Fund for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program; and to declare an emergency. ($153,000.00)
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WHEREAS, in 2012, opiate use among alcohol and other drug (AOD) clients at CPH increased over 300% from previous years; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health was able to establish a treatment group for women with opiate addiction; and,
WHEREAS, it has been a priority of Columbus City Council to identify opportunities to support vari...
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