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 $85,000 in the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund that Council wishes to transfer to support healthy neighborhood programming at Columbus Public Health.
The Columbus Obesity Prevention Partnership was developed to help curb the current obesity epidemic by giving residents the tools they need to address this life and death crisis. City Council’s funding will help CPH’s efforts to make active living more accessible to all residents, increase actual physical activity levels, and educate residents in the importance of active living to help curb obesity in our community. $85,000 is provided for the expansion of these efforts.
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $85,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund and the transfer and appropriation of $85,000.00 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.
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To authorize and direct the appropriation of $85,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to authorize and direct the transfer of $85,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize and direct the appropriation of $85,000.00 within the Health Special Revenue Fund for the Chronic Disease Prevention Program; and to declare an emergency. ($85,000.00)
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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, the Columbus Obesity Prevention Partnership was developed to help curb the current obesity epidemic and, as a result of this support from the Neighborhood I...
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