HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 15635Ordinance No.
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GRANTS FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000.00,
UPON RECIEPT OF THE GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING A CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PROVIDE IMMUNIZATION OUTREACH TO
THE COMMUNITY; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That in addition to those amounts allocated to the various City departments for Fiscal Year 2002-
2003 in the Budget of the City Manager, there shall also be increased estimated receipts and
appropriations in the Grants Fund in the amount of $100,000.00, subject to receipt of the grant from
the Texas Department of Health, for the purpose of funding a contract with the Texas Department of
Health to provide immunization outreach to the community.
SECTION 2.
That should any portion, section or part of a section of this ordinance be declared invalid,
inoperative or void for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or
judgment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections, or parts of sections of this
ordinance, which said remaining provisions shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
That this ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 15184 and all other ordinances and
appropriations amending the same except in those instances where the provisions of this ordinance
are in direct conflict with such other ordinances and appropriations, in which instance said
conflicting provisions of said prior ordinances and appropria#ions are hereby expressly repealed.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FOPr`~~ AND LEGALCTY:
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LQG NAME PAGE
817103 **~-~ gsg3 501MMUNIZATIONS 1 of 2
SUBJECT ADOPTION OF APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PROVIDE
IMMUNIZATION OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to apply for and accept and execute a grant contract with the Texas
Department of Health for $100,000 to be used to increase immunization levels in pre-school aged
children and provide awareness and education at the community level; and
2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing appropriations and estimated receipts by
$100,000 in the Grants Fund; and
3. Waive indirect costs of 36.32% of related salary and fringe benefits which are the most recent rates
as indicated by the Finance Department.
DISCUSSION:
• Texas immunization levels in 2000 far children aged 3-24 months who are up-to-date on immunizations
is 70.3°I°.
• The percentage of Tarrant County children aged 3-24 months who are up-to-date is 72.6°l0.
(Source: 2000 Texas Immunization Survey, Texas Department of Health).
• This is compared to national levels in 2000 of 75.3°l0 (Source: National Immunization Survey,
Center for Disease Control.
The fundamental reason far under-immunization are factors related to poverty. These factors can be
overcome by removing financial and access barriers. Texas parents overwhelmingly believe in the
importance of immunizations for their children, yet may not consider the importance of timing, or may
not know when immunizations are due. Various focus groups revealed parental confusion about the
schedule, the need for numerous shots, and the low awareness about immunization services.
The goal of this proposal 'rs to utilize immunization funds to achieve and maintain 90°~ vaccine
eovera~~= for DtaP (pertussi~ ~r acellular pertussisl. LET (diphtheria. tetanusl. IVP {poliol. MMR
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i~hE~ C;ity's Public Health Department Outreasi~~ Division ~s pr~apusing a continued partnership with the
F-ire C~epa~~tment to im munize r7~ore pre-school age children. This partnership with emergency ~
personnel makes sense for our community. The personnel are medically trained, know their ~
neighborhoods and the stations are "safe havens" in the community. The fire stations are easily
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SUBJECT ADOPTION OF APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE
A CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PROVIDE
IMMUNIZATION OUTREACH T4 THE COMMUNITY
As part of the advocacy role, outreach staff is extremely aware of the lack of access to health services.
This is especially acute in the area of immunization. The target group of infants and pre-schoolers in
the City is caught in this lack of access. The immunization program provided 2,247 vaccines to 755
children from January 2442, through June 2443. There were 433 {57.4°l0} children not insured, 32
{4.2°l0} underinsured, 243 {26.9°to} on Medicaid, and 31 {4.1°l0} on Children's Health Insurance Program
{CHIP}.
The current locations for these immunizations are Station 15 {3144 Azle Avenue}, Station 17 {212 East
Felix Street}, with Station 3 {4744 Ramey} scheduled to open August 11, 2443. Protocol and standing
delegation orders are in place and quality assurance will come through a collaborative effort between
the Health Department and the Fire Department.
The Outreach staff distributes information about the availability of services to recreation centers,
apartments, neighborhood day-care centers, and faith-based organizations to assure the public is
informed of the immunization services. Data collection is done using the Statistical Package for the
Social Sciences {SPSS} Version 11.4. Data is entered in the Tarrant County Immunization registry and
downloaded to the Texas Department of Health's "ImmTrac" computer system.
Staff recommends the waiver of indirect costs to maximize the funds toward the grant objective.
FISCAL INFORMATIONICERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that upon adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be
available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the Grants Fund.
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