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Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation to the Health Department budget in the amount of $131,679 in the FY 2013 budget as a result of grant increases, a new grant and a contract for Population Health Services.
Staff Summary
· An emergency appropriation in the amount of $131,679 is required as a result of grant
increases received by Population Health Services.
· A Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant Award was estimated in the County FY13 budget at $375,112.
· The grant funds the purchase of radios and electronic equipment to improve communications.
· The final award was in the amount of $408,138, an increase of $33,026 which needs to be appropriated for FY13.
· A Cities Readiness Initiative Grant Award was estimated in the County FY13 budget at $86,108, but $86,875 was received for an increase of $767.
· An additional $25,000 was awarded for the FY12 grant which ended June 30, 2013.
· These amounts funded the purchase of radios and electronic equipment to improve communications.
· The amount to be appropriated for FY13 totals is $25,767.
· A Vector Surveillance (West Nile Virus) Grant Award was estimated in the County FY13 budget at $116,594.
· The FY13 funding amount will be used to purchase a new microscope to assist in larval mosquito identification, mosquito larvacides to mitigate standing water or abandoned pool complaints, training, and hand held PDA software will be used to record data in the field.
· Additional funding for FY 13 in the amount of $25,318 was received.
· A Metropolitan Statistical Area Grant Award was received in the amount of $34,401, which is a new one-time grant to be used for computer services and software maintenance for the AD Health Check and migration planning with CDW-G.
· The Medical Reserve Corps Contract, from the National Association of County and City Health Officials, was received for FY13 in the amount of $4,000.
· This funding will be used to purchase an I.D. scanner in order to make new I....
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