Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $194,276.00 in grant money to fund the Neisseria Meningitidis (Nm) grant program, for the period January 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017.
Funding to provide resources for Nm urogenital disease will enhance surveillance and laboratory capacity, which will lead to a better understanding of the burden of Nm urogenital disease, sexual Nm transmission routes, and risk factors for reproductive health sequelae and invasive disease. This information will be used to inform appropriate prevention and control strategies.
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.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Neisseria Meningitidis (Nm) Grant Program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health 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 Department of Health in the amount of $194,276.00 for the Neisseria Meningitidis (Nm) Program; to authorize the appropriation of $194,276.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($194,276.00)
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WHEREAS, $194,276.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Neisseria Meningitidis (Nm) grant program for the period of January 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the support of the Neisseria Meningitidis (Nm) 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 ...
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