Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Foundation for Active Living, a fund established at the Columbus Foundation by the City of Columbus, Ordinance 1210-2008, was established to accept corporate and private donations, and distribute funds to various organizations within the community for the benefit of Columbus Public Health, the Institute for Active Living, and other City programs. The funds were to be used to encourage healthy and active living to address increases in disease associated with obesity and sedentary lifestyles.
This ordinance is needed to modify the endowment fund purpose to include all aspects of public health to protect, promote and monitor the overall health of the community.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow contributions to be received as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation doesn't obligate the City for any expenditures.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to modify the purpose of the endowment fund with The Columbus Foundation, The Foundation of Active Living, to allow for funds to be used for public health to protect, promote, and monitor the overall health of the community, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus would like to modify the purpose of the endowment fund with The Columbus Foundation, The Foundation of Active Living, to include all aspects of public health to protect, promote, and monitor the overall health of the community; and,
WHEREAS, The Foundation for Active Living, a fund established at the Columbus Foundation by the City of Columbus, will accept corporate and private donations, and will distribute funds to various organizations within the community for the benefit the public health of Columbus residents; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify the purpose of the endowment fund, The Foundation of Active Living, so as to allow cont...
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