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 $40,000 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. This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for administration of $40,000 in funding for the infant mortality program.
This contract will allow Nationwide Children’s Hospital to negotiate wages, act as a fiscal sponsor, and hire a consultant to work on behalf of City leaders to lead and/or facilitate the development and operation of the Columbus Infant Mortality Reduction Task Force. The task force will be a collaborative effort with identified community partners including Ohio Health.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Contract Compliance No. 31-3 4379441)
Emergency action is requested to avoid delays in the implementation of these services.
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $40,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund and the transfer and appropriation of $40,000.00 from said Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this ordinance is made available from the City's Neighborhood Initiative Fund, Fund No. 018 for transfer to the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250.
Title
To authorize and direct the appropriation of $40,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to authorize and direct the transfer of $40,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund to the Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize and direct the expenditure of up to $40,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize the Director of Columbu...
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