Number
200053
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
The Chair
Title
Resolution amending Common Council File # 191247 relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2020 Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Analysis
This resolution amends Common Council File # 191247 relative to the 2020 Women, Infants and Children’s Grant project from the United States Department of Agriculture through the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The purpose of the project is to prevent nutrition-related health problems and to improve the health status of low-income, at-risk pregnant or breast-feeding women, infants and children up to the age of five years.
Body
Whereas, Common Council File # 191247 authorizes the Health Department to accept and fund the 2020 Women, Infants and Children’s Grant project from the United States Department of Agriculture through the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for the purpose of preventing nutrition-related health problems and to improve the health status of low-income, at-risk pregnant or breast-feeding women, infants and children up to the age of five years. This grant provides a grantor share in the amount of $1,312,813 with no city match.
Whereas, the grantor share for this program is increased by $40,000 with no city match; and the total cost is increased by $40,000;
Whereas, the operation of this grant program from 01.01.2020 to 12.31.2020 would cost $1,352,813 completely funded by the Grantor; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that application to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is authorized and the Health Department shall accept this grant without further approval unless the terms of the grant change as indicated in Milwaukee Code of Ordinances Section 304-81; and, be it
Further Resolved,That the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the Project/Grant Parent of the 2020-Sp...
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