Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Foundation for Active Living, a fund established at the Columbus Foundation by the City of Columbus, Ordinance 1210-2008, was established to accept corporate and private donations, and distribute funds to various organizations within the community for the benefit of Columbus Public Health, the Institute for Active Living, and other City programs. The funds were to be used to encourage healthy and active living to address increases in disease associated with obesity and sedentary lifestyles.
In 2018, ordinance 2354-2018 requested a modification of the fund purpose to include all aspects of public health to protect, promote and monitor the overall health of the community.
This ordinance is needed to request a name change of the endowment fund from the Foundation for Active Living to the Foundation for Columbus Public Health.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow contributions to be received as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation doesn't obligate the City for any expenditures.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to modify the name of the endowment fund from the Foundation for Active Living to the Foundation for Columbus Public Health, to allow for funds to be used for public health to protect, promote, and monitor the overall health of the community, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus would like to modify the name of the endowment fund with the Columbus Foundation, from the Foundation for Active Living to the Foundation for Columbus Public Health; and,
WHEREAS, this fund established at the Columbus Foundation by the City of Columbus, will accept corporate and private donations, and will distribute funds to various organizations within the community for the benefit the public health of Columbus residents; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify the name of the endowment fund, the Foundation for Columbus Public Health, so as to allow contributions to be received as soon as possible 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 modify the name of the Columbus Foundation, Foundation for Active Living to the Foundation for Columbus Public Health.
SECTION 2. That future donations received by the City that are specifically designated for the Foundation for Columbus Public Health are hereby authorized to be transferred to the Columbus Foundation by the City Auditor upon receipt of an approved voucher signed by the Health Commissioner. The funds necessary for these transactions are hereby deemed appropriated.
SECTION 3. 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.