Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Office of the Mayor has been awarded grant funding from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $50,000.00 in grant money to support the purchase and distribution of pregnancy test kits to women and families in CelebrateOne zip codes for the time period of July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021.
The funds will be used to purchase and distribute pregnancy test kits to women and families in CelebrateOne zip codes in an effort to support the early identification of pregnancy and the quick connection to prenatal care, which has been shown to contribute to healthy birth outcomes.
Emergency Request: 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 meet the grant deliverables. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program activity is funded by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and will be assigned a grant number. It does not generate revenue nor require a City match. General Government Grant Fund 2220, Grant No. TBD.
Title
To authorize and direct the Office of the Mayor to accept grant funds from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in the amount of $50,000.00; to authorize the appropriation of $50,000.00 to the General Government Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00.)
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WHEREAS, $50,000.00 in grant funds have been made available to the Office of the Mayor through The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; 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 to meet grant deliverables. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Office of the Mayor...
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