Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services through the Ohio Department of Health to COTS. This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $7,000.00 in grant money for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
The Franklin County Healthcare Coalition is a local group of healthcare agencies (hospitals, long/short term care, hospice, home health, dialysis centers) put together to meet federal grant requirements. Columbus Public Health has agreed to lead this coalition. Franklin County Healthcare Coalition (FCHC) members may assume other roles and responsibilities during emergencies that impact the healthcare system in our county, region, or state. FCHC members will communicate, maintain situational awareness, and share resources with each other, other coalitions in the central Ohio region, and healthcare partners in other regions. The FCHC meets twice per year.
This grant provides funds to continue the coordination of a county-level coalition in Franklin County. Emergency action is requested 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.The program has supply and service needs using these grant funds which must be fully expended by the end of June.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by the COTS and does not generate revenue or require a city match. ($7,000.00)
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to accept a grant from COTS to continue the COTS Coalition grant coordination of a county-level coalition for Franklin County in the amount of $7,000.00; and to authorize the appropriation of $7,000.00 in the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($7,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $7,000.00 in grant funds that have been made available to Columbus Public Health from COTS; and
WHEREAS, this grant provides assistance in Franklin County for the continuation of the coordination of a county level coalition; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to allow the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes for the COTS Coalition grant program as needed upon request by the Columbus Public Health department.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to accept funds from COTS to appropriate these funds for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and to not delay the Franklin County Healthcare Coalition required programming, and the program has supply and service needs using these grant funds which must be fully expended by the end of June. NOW, THERFORE,
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 a grant award of $7,000.00 from COTS for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources for the period ending June 30, 2023, the sum of $7,000.00 and any eligible interest earned during the grand period is hereby appropriated to the Health Department Grants Fund as per accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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 by 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 effective upon receipt of executed grant agreement and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations between object classes for the COTS Coalition grant program as needed upon request by the Columbus Public Health department.
SECTION 7. 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.