Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded the 2020 Ohio State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OMHAS) through the Alcohol, Drug And Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County, for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $863,232.19 in grant money for the period of September 30, 2019 through September 29, 2020.
The purpose of this funding is to build a community system of care (prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery supports) that emphasizes service integration between physical health, emergency health care, behavioral health care, criminal justice, and child welfare. The population of focus is African American, Hispanic/Latino American, and other minority communities’ adolescents and adults with a primary or secondary diagnosis of opioid use disorder or those with a documented history of opioid related overdose.
This ordinance is submitted as emergency so a delay in services does not occur due to the start date September 30, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT: The SOR Grant is fully funded by OMHAS through the ADAMH Board of Franklin County and does not require a City match.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to accept a grant from OMHAS through the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County in the amount of $863,232.19; to authorize the appropriation of $863,232.19 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($863,232.19)
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WHEREAS, $863,232.19 in grant funds have been made available to the Health Department from OMHAS through the Alcohol, Drug And Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) program for the period September 30, 2019 through September 29, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from OMHAS through the Alcohol, Drug And Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County for the support of the Ohio State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept this grant from OMHAS through the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Franklin County, and to appropriate these funds to the Health Department for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to accept grant funding of $863,232.19 from OMHAS through the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Franklin County for support of the Ohio State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant for the grant period September 30, 2019, 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 and unappropriated for any other purpose during the grant period, the sum of $863,232.19 and any eligible interest earned during the grant period is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 5001, as indicated in the ordinance attachment.
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 5. That the 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.