8190-07 Accept Funds for Cities' Readiness Initiative

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RESOLUTION NO: 8190-07 By Antoniq, Butler, Demro, Dever, FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie, A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives'the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members elected to Council otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Director of the Department of Human Services, on behalf of the City, to enter into an Agreement with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health to accept and expend funds for purposes of developing and maintaining a strong public health infrastructure, specifically to build out the Cities' Readiness Initiative. WHEREAS, the Federal Government set aside funding to aid cities in increasing their capacity to deliver medicines and medical supplies during a large-scale public health emergency such as a bioterrodsm at~ack or a nuclear accident; and WHEREAS, Lakewood has been awarded $10,524.36 in per capita funding for development of the CR~ plan and $5,000.00 in volunteer recruitment funding for a total of $15,524.36 in funds to be used by August 31, and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this Resolution is an emergency measure, and that this Resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTIONS l0 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE C~T~ OF LAKEWOOD, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, heaIth and safety, and to provide the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the project year ends August 31, 2007. Now Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO Section i. That the Director of the Department of Human Services is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City, to enter into an Agreement with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health to accept and expend funds in the amount of $10,524.36 in per capita funding for development of the CRJ plan and $5,000.00 in volunteer recruitment funding for a total of $15,524.36 in funds to be used by August 31, 2007. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Resolution were passed in an open meeting of this Council and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such actions were in meetings open to the public and in compliance with legal requirements. Section 3. That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this Resolution, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) of its members eiected to Council, this Resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Hayor otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed byj.ka~. d PRESiDENt' MAYOR ~ / ~'~