Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded additional funding from the Ohio Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services, Violence and Injury Prevention Section. This ordinance is needed to accept the additional funding of $50,000.00 in grant monies to provide additional funding for the Child Injury Prevention grant program for the period of February 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020.
The Child Injury Prevention grant program enables Columbus Public Health to work with the Franklin County Suicide Coalition to develop a strategic plan to decrease youth suicides in Franklin County and will assist the coalition with the implementation of evidence-based strategies. The additional funding for youth suicide prevention will both enhance current youth suicide prevention activities for the Child Injury Grant as well as expand youth suicide prevention activities by allowing implementation of an additional PSEC (Policy Systems and Environmental Change) activity.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transactions to be posted in the City’s accounting system as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Child Injury Prevention grant program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health and does not generate revenue or require a City match.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept additional funding from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $50,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $50,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $50,000.00 in additional grant funds have been made available through the U.S. Ohio Department of Health for the Child Injury Prevention grant program for the period of February 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio Department of Health for the continued support of the Child Injury Prevention 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 operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept these additional grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health 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 and directed to accept additional funding of $50,000.00 from the Ohio Department of Health for the Child Injury Prevention grant program for the period of February 1, 2020 to June 30, 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 $50,000.00 is appropriated upon receipt of an executed grant agreement and any eligible interest earned during the grant period is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 5001, according to the attached accounting document.
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 upon voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. 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. 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 hereby 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.