Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $172,167.80 in grant money to fund the Moms Quit For Two grant program, for the period January 17, 2017 through September 30, 2017.
The Moms Quit For Two grant program provides approaches to reducing secondhand smoke exposure among young children, including infants, in Franklin County areas with the highest incidence of infant mortality and poor birth outcomes (e.g., low birth weight, preterm birth), that progress the efforts in the state to reduce secondhand smoke exposure.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to support all activities for the Moms Quit For Two grant.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Moms Quit For Two grant program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Administrative Services 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 Administrative Services in the amount of $172,167.80 for the Moms Quit For Two program; to authorize the appropriation of $172,167.80, from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($172,167.80)
Body
WHEREAS, $172,167.80 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Administrative Services for the Moms Quit For Two grant program for the period January 17, 2017 through September 30, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Administrative Services for the support of the Moms Quit For Two 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 op...
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