Explanation
Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from United Way of Central Ohio working with the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio on behalf of the Franklin County Family and Children First Council/Healthier Buckeye Council as a shared implementation of the Franklin County Healthier Buckeye Initiative. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $89,008.00 in grant monies to fund assistance in healthy food access, education, and resources to the priority neighborhood of Franklinton for the period of July 29, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
District-wide BMI screenings conducted by Columbus city School Wellness Initiative during the 2014/2015 school year show that 30% of pre-K students are overweight or obese. Child obesity is especially urgent in the Franklinton area, where over 60% of residents are overweight or obese.
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, given the grant start date of July 29, 2016. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The project is funded by the United Way of Central Ohio and does not generate revenue.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from United Way of Central Ohio for the implementation of the Franklin County Healthier Buckeye Initiative in the amount of $89,008.00; to authorize the appropriation of $89,008.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($89,008.00)
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WHEREAS, $89,008.00 in grant funds have been made available to Columbus Public Health through the United Way of Central Ohio for the Franklin County Healthier Buckeye Initiative; and,
WHEREAS, 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 due to the grant begin date of July 29, 2016. 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 authorize the Board to accept this grant from United Way of Central Ohio and to appropriate these funds to the Health Department for the 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 $89,008.00 from the United Way of Central Ohio for the period July 29, 2016, through June 30, 2017.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources for the period ending June 30, 2017, the sum of $89,008.00 and any eligible interest earned during the grant period is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, per accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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.