Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health to update content for the Growing Healthy Kids Program, formerly known as Healthy Children, Healthy Weights, for continued use in the Ohio Healthy Programs designation. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $92,000.00 in grant monies to fund the Ohio Healthy Program Translations Updates grant program for the period of January 1, 2020 through September 29, 2020.
Columbus Public Health (CPH) originated the Growing Health Kids curriculum which the Ohio Healthy Program is built upon, and therefore, CPH holds the implicit license.
This is the third round of funding granted by ODH to CPH for this program. The first round of funding was used to contract with a production company to produce the online content for the program. The second round of funding was used to pilot, train, and implement the online program. This third round of funding will be used for content and material updates, primarily Spanish translation and recording of current online content and curricula.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so a delay in service does not occur since the grant begins January 1, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Ohio Healthy Program Conversion to Online grant program is fully funded ($92,000.00) by the Ohio Department of Health and does not require a City match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Health for the Ohio Healthy Program Translations Updates grant program in the amount of $92,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $92,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department’s Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($92,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $92,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health for the Ohio Healthy Program Translations Updates grant program for the period of January 1, 2020 through September 29, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the support of the Ohio Healthy Program Translations Updates grant program; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept these grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health to meet deliverables and to appropriate these funds to Columbus Public Health for the immediate preservation of the public health, property, safety and welfare, and to avoid delay in client services; 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 $92,000.00 from the Ohio Department of Health for the Ohio Healthy Program Translations Updates grant program for the period of January 1, 2020 through September 29, 2020.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Health Department's Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources during the grant period, the sum of $92,000.00 and any eligible interest earned during the grant period is hereby appropriated upon receipt of an executed grant agreement to the Health Department, Division No. 5001, as indicated in the ordinance attachment.
SECTION 3. That 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 4. 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 5. 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.