Explanation
Columbus Public Health’s Environmental Health Division has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $42,600.00 in grant money to fund the Mosquito Control grant program, for the period November 15, 2016 through December 31, 2017.
The Mosquito Control grant program will expand the current mosquito control efforts to include control measures related to the Aedes albopictus mosquito, which is an established mosquito in Central Ohio.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to continue the support of the current mosquito control efforts already in place by Columbus Public Health.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Mosquito Control Grant is entirely funded by the grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and does not generate revenue or require a City Match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $42,600.00 for the Mosquito Control Grant program to continue controlled efforts and measures related to the Aedes albopictus mosquito; to authorize the appropriation of $42,600.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($42,600.00)
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WHEREAS, $42,600.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the Mosquito Control Grant program for the period of November 15, 2016 through December 31, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the continued support of the Mosquito control grant program; 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. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation...
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