Explanation
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this ordinance is to appropriate $24,447.33 in revenues that has been generated through the Safe Kids program. Ordinance No. 0027-2014 authorized the Board of Health to accept and appropriate a grant award in the amount of $10,000.00 from the not-for-profit Safe Kids Central Ohio Agency.
The primary purpose of the Safe Kids program is protecting kids, from birth to age 14, from unintentional injuries, which is the number one cause of death to children in the United States. Preventable injuries include car crashes, falls, burns, drownings, fires, medication poisoning, and similar harms. The Safe Kids program works to prevent childhood injury through research, community outreach, legislative advocacy and media awareness campaigns.
Emergency action is requested so delays in purchasing supplies and materials needed for events and classes will not be delayed.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Safe Kids Grant Program is funded by a $10,000.00 grant from the Safe Kids Central Ohio Agency and program revenues to be appropriated total $24,447.33. The grant is administered in the City’s Private Grants Fund. The additional appropriation will be used to fund additional safety events and the purchase of supplies for those events.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $24,447.33 in fee revenues from the unappropriated balance of the City’s Private Grants Fund to the Safe Kids Grant Program, and to declare an emergency. ($24,447.33)
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WHEREAS, $24,447.33 in revenues have been generated through the Safe Kids Grant program and needs to be appropriated to fund additional safety events; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency to not delay services to clients and their families and to allow the financial transactions to be posted in the City’s accounting system as soon as possible; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate the revenues to Columbus Public Health Safe Kids Grant program 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 from the unappropriated monies in the City’s Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources, the sum of $24,447.33 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Department No. 50-01 as follows:
OCA: 501410; Grant No.: 501410; OL1:02; Amount: $12,223.00
OCA: 501410; Grant No.: 501410; OL1:03; Amount: $12,224.33
Total for Grant No. 501410: $24,447.33
SECTION 2. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 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 3. 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 4. That an amount up to, but not to exceed, the cash in the fund not encumbered for any other purpose is hereby appropriated within the Safe Kids Grant, Grant No. 501410, OCA 501410.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby 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 is the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.