Explanation
Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division. Ordinance #0019-2020 authorized the acceptance and appropriation of $2,345,070.00 in grant money. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate an additional $15,000.00 in grant monies to fund the Women’s Recovery Program through the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to ADAMH for a period through June 30, 2020. The total amount funded for this period is $2,360,070.00.
The Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) prevention program will serve over 9,000 unique clients, who may receive multiple services, through Columbus City Schools, After School/Summer programs, Latina Prevention programming, Early Intervention sites, and Recreation Centers. Of this number, approximately 5,000 adults and family members will be served, and 4,000 children and adolescents will be served. The ADS Comprehensive Treatment Program will provide treatment services to approximately 1,023 men and women through the provision of Biopsychosocial Assessments, Individual, Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient counseling. 67% of the population served are men and 33% are women. Through our Outreach initiative we served 500 clients at Safe Point and other community events. The Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program began offering services to clients in April 2019. 73 clients were referred to MAT with 59 being provided medication.
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 to maintain the clients' continuity of care. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) additional funds are from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to ADAMH for the Women's Recovery Grant and through ADAMH for the Prevention Programs.
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To authorize the Board of Health to accept and appropriate additional funding from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to ADAMH $15,000.00 to the Health Department in the Health Department Grants Fund upon receipt of an executed agreement; and to declare an emergency. ($15,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $15,000.00 in additional grant funds have been made available through Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services through ADAMH for the continued support of the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division; 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 Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services through ADAMH 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 $15,000.00 from Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services through the Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) for the Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) Division for the period of July 1, 2019 through 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 $15,000.00 and any eligible interest earned during the grant period is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 5001 upon receipt of an executed agreement, 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. 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 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.