Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded funds from The Central Benefits Health Care Foundation through The Columbus Foundation. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $90,000.00 in grant money to fund this program for the grant time period of July 16, 2013 through October 31, 2014.
The grant funds will be used to hire a Registered Nurse to establish a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review to help reduce fetal and infant mortality.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible to meet the grant deliverables. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program activity is funded primarily by the Central Benefits Health Care Foundation and does not generate revenue nor require a City match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept funds from the Central Benefits Health Care Foundation through the Columbus Foundation for an Infant Mortality Review in the amount of $90,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $90,000.00 to the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($90,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $90,000.00 in grant funds have been made available to Columbus Public Health through the Central Benefits Health Care Foundation; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible to meet grant deliverables. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant from the Central Benefits Health Care Foundation through The Columbus Foundation, and to appropriate these funds to Columbus Public Health 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 Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $90,000.00 from the Central Benefits Health Care Foundation through The Columbus Foundation for the time period July 16, 2013 through October 31, 2014.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Fund known as the City's Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the grant period, the sum of $90,000.00, and any eligible interest earned during the grant period, is hereby appropriated upon receipt of an executed grant agreement in Fund 291, to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
Central Benefits Infant Mortality:
OCA: 501339 Grant No.: 501339 Obj. Level 01: 01 Amount $ 90,000.00
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. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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.