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 $300,000 in the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund that Council wishes to transfer to support healthy neighborhood programming at Columbus Public Health.
In an effort to reduce infant mortality, CPH will recruit help to develop a collaborative community plan to reduce infant mortality and will expand its Newborn Home Visiting Program by hiring two Public Health Nurses. Visits to newborns are critical, and young moms need these interventions. The expanded home visiting services will help ensure increased access to care and other needed services for these new mothers and babies. $300,000 is provided for the expansion of these efforts.
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $300,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund and the transfer and appropriation of $300,000.00 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, Fund No. 018 for transfer to the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250.
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To authorize and direct the appropriation of $300,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to authorize and direct the transfer of $300,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize and direct the appropriation of $300,000.00 within the Health Special Revenue Fund for the Newborn Home Visiting Program; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
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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, Columbus Public Health plans to address the City’s high infant mortality rate by developing a collaborative community pl...
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