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 various Neighborhood Initiatives that enhance the well-being of our residents; and
WHEREAS, $153,000 is available in the City’s Neighborhood Initiatives Fund for use by Columbus Public Health to start a treatment group for men with opiate addiction; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary for City Council to authorize the transfer and appropriation of these monies 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 City Auditor be and he is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate and transfer $153,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund, Fund No. 018, to the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, as follows:
FROM:
Fund Type Dept # Fund Object Level 1 Object Level 3 OCA Code Amount
Neighborhood Initiatives 50-01 018 10 5501 500118 $153,000.00
TO:
Fund Type Dept # Fund Object Level 1 Object Level 3 OCA Code Amount
Health Special Revenue 50-01 250 80 0886 500116 $153,000.00
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Fund known as the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the twelve months ending December 31, 2013, the sum of $153,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division 50-01, OCA 500116, to the various Object Level Three’s as follows:
OCA
OL3 500116
1101 $ 83,616.00
1150 13,113.00
1160 11,706.00
1171 1,220.00
1173 3,345.00
2293 40,000.00
Total Appropriation - $153,000.00
SECTION 3. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon the order of the Health Commissioner, 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 the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby 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.