DATE:

DATE:

11/18/2002

SUBJECT: FINAL READING ORDINANCE NO. 2002-O-289

Amending the City of Laredo FY 2002-2003 annual budget in the amount of $82,773 in additional funds from the Texas Department of Health for the Office of Public Health Practice Program of the City of Laredo Health Department for the period beginning September 1, 2002, through August 31, 2003; and authorizing the City Manager to amend the City of Laredo’s full-time equivalent positions by creating three Community Service Aide positions.

INITIATED BY: STAFF SOURCE:

Cynthia Collazo Hector F. Gonzalez, M.D., M.P.H.

Asst. City Manager Health Director

PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: On November 4, 2002, Council held public hearing introducing ordinance and instructed staff to proceed with final reading.

BACKGROUND:

The Texas Department of Health has contracted with the City of Laredo to provide public health services to residents of Laredo and Webb County through the City of Laredo Health Department.

The Texas Department of Health provides direct assistance and/or financial assistance for the Office of Public Health Practice Program to supplement delivery of comprehensive public health services. Comprehensive public health services to be delivered encompass the following plan:

1. Monitor health status to identify community health problems;

2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community;

3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health status;

4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems;

5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts;

6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety;

7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable;

8. Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce;

9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services; and

10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

Below are the current positions funded by the Texas Department of Health through the Office of Public Health Practice Program:

FINANCIAL: The City of Laredo will receive $82,773 in additional funds from the Texas Department of Health for the Office of Public Health Practice Program budget for the period beginning September 1, 2002, through August 31, 2003. The revenue account number is 226-0000-323-4033 and the expenditure account number is 226-6088.

RECOMMENDATION:

STAFF: Recommends that Council approve ordinance.

PERSONNEL
	# OF CURRENT	CHANGE	REVISED
	POSITIONS		# OF POSITIONS
Health Director	1	0	1
Asst. Health Director	0.5	0	0.5
Chief of Health Education	1	0	1
chief of Preventive Health Services	1	0	1
Sr. Programmer/Analyst	0.6	0	0.6
Sanitarian II	0.75	0	0.75
Community Service Aide		3	3

This amendment to the contract includes funds in the amount of $82,773 in additional funds from the Texas Department of Health to convert three (3) Community Service Aide positions in the state budget to a city paid positions.

BUDGET

ORDINANCE 2002-O-289

WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Health (TDH) is contracting with the City of Laredo to provide public health services to residents of Laredo and Webb County through the City of Laredo Health Department , and

WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Health provides direct assistance and/or financial assistance for the Office of Public Health Practice Program to supplement delivery of comprehensive public health services. Comprehensive public health services to be delivered encompass the following plan:

11. Monitor health status to identify community health problems;

12. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community;

13. Inform, educate, and empower people about health status;

14. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems;

15. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts;

16. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety;

17. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable;

18. Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce;

19. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services; and

20. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems, and

WHEREAS, currently, below are the current positions funded by the Texas Department of Health through the Office of Public Health Practice Program:

WHEREAS, this amendment to the contract includes funds in the amount of $82,773 in additional funds from the Texas Department of Health to convert three (3) Community Service Aide positions in the state budget to a city paid positions.

PERSONNEL
	# OF CURRENT	CHANGE	REVISED
	POSITIONS		# OF POSITIONS
Health Director	1	0	1
Asst. Health Dirctor	0.5	0	0.5
Chief of Health Education	1	0	1
chief of Preventive Health Services	1	0	1
Sr. Programmer/Analyst	0.6	0	0.6
Sanitarian II	0.75	0	0.75
Community Service Aide		3	3

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAREDO THAT:

Section 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the contract and accept the grants and their provisions as set forth by the Texas Department of Health.

Section 2: The City of Laredo accepts funds in the amount of $82,773 in additional funds from the Texas Department of Health for the Office of Public Health Practice Program of the City of Laredo Health Department for the period beginning September 1, 2002, through August 31, 2003, for the purpose of creating three (3) Community Service Aide positions.

Section 3: Revenue line item 226-0000-323-4033 funded by the Texas Department of Health is hereby increased from $435,703 to $518,476.

Section 4: Expenditure line item 226-6088 is hereby increased from $435,703 to $518,476.

Section 5: The City Manager is hereby authorized to make transfers within the budget as allowable under the General Provisions of the existing general contract with the Texas Department of Health to meet the necessary costs to accomplish the scope of work for the project.

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR

ON THIS _________________ DAY OF ________________________, 2002.

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ELIZABETH G. FLORES

MAYOR

ATTEST:

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GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR.

CITY SECRETARY

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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JAIME FLORES

CITY ATTORNEY