Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded additional grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate the additional $187,500.00 in grant monies for the Healthy Start grant program for the period of June 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014.
The Healthy Start grant program enables Columbus Public Health to conduct care coordination in the project area neighborhoods of South Linden, the Near South, and the Near East, focusing primarily on perinatal and infant clients and their families. The goal of the program is to improve perinatal delivery systems in the project communities.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transactions to be posted in the City’s accounting system as soon as possible given the additional funding start date of June 1, 2014. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Healthy Start grant program is entirely funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and does not generate revenue or require a City match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept additional grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the amount of $187,500.00; to authorize the appropriation of $187,500.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($187,500.00)
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WHEREAS, additional grant funding has been made available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Board of Health to accept $187,500.00 in additional grant funds that have been made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Healthy Start grant program for the period of June 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014, and to appropriate these monies to the Health Department; and,
WHEERAS, this...
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