Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $37,587.00 in grant money to fund the continuation of the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Control Program, for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to continue the support of all activities for the TB Control program.
FISCAL IMPACT: The TB Control program is entirely funded by the grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and does not generate revenue or require a City Match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept a grant from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners in the amount of $37,587.00 for the TB Control Program, which operates the TB clinic and provides prevention, control, and monitoring services for the community; to authorize the appropriation of $37,587.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($37,587.00)
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WHEREAS, $37,587.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the TB Control grant program for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, the City may receive additional funds awarded from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the support of the TB Control grant program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the continued support of the TB Control grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to allow the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the TB Control grant program as needed upon request by the Columbus Public Health department.; 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 finan...
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