ORDINANCE NO. 240548

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Sponsor:  Director of Health Department

Accepting and approving a $62,647.00 grant amendment from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for developing and implementing programs tailored to ending the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic in the Kansas City, Missouri area; and estimating and appropriating the sum of $62,647.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, ending the HIV Epidemic (“EHE”) campaign seeks to reduce new HIV infections through a four pillar approach focused on diagnosing, treating, preventing, and responding to potential outbreaks; and

WHEREAS, EHE grant activities will include Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) resources and navigation, HIV testing in non-clinical/non-traditional settings, and increasing linkages to care; NOW, THERFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That a grant award amendment between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting through its Director of Health (the “Director”), and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for developing and implementing programs that are focused on diagnosing, treating, preventing, and responding to potential HIV outbreaks in the Kansas City, Missouri area for the period beginning August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024, for an amount not to exceed $62,647.00, for a total award amount of $751,758.00, is hereby accepted and approved. A copy of the grant award agreement, in substantial form, is on file with the Director.

Section 2. That revenue in the following account of the Health Grants Fund is hereby estimated in the following amount:

25-2480-500001-472620-G50543725                      Ending the HIV Epidemic                                                      $62,647.00

Section 3. That the sum of $62,647.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Health Grants Fund in the following account:

25-2480-505437-B-G50543725                                                   Ending the HIV Epidemic                                                      $62,647.00

Section 4. That the Director of Health is hereby authorized to expend the additional sum of $62,647.00 from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 25-2480-505437-G50543725 for the aforesaid contract.

Section 5. That this Ordinance is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(C) of the City Charter in that it appropriates money, and shall take effect in accordance with that section.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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                                                                                                                              Tammy L. Queen

                                                                                                                              Director of Finance

Approved as to form:

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Joseph A. Guarino

Senior Associate City Attorney