Ord 093-2003 10/7/2003ORDINANCE NO. -A'_' O3
ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATION IN THE SPECIAL REVENUE
FUND FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING AVAILABLE TO THE CHILDREN'S
HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) GRANT RECEIVED FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHSC) AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT
ACCEPTING SAME; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls- Wichita County Public Health District has received
an offer of additional funds from the Health and Human Services Commission to
continue Children's Health Insurance Program activities; and
WHEREAS, due to uncertainty with future funding of this program, it is possible
that the State will approve monthly extensions of the existing grant by a pro rata share
of the existing grant; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to appropriate additional monthly funding
extensions that are granted by the State without further Council action.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby appropriates an additional $2,263.12 to the
CHIP program and authorizes the City Manager to execute contracts accepting the
same.
SECTION 2. Be it further ordained that the City Council hereby appropriates any
future monthly extensions of this grant that are awarded by the State and authorizes the
City Manager to execute contracts accepting the same.
SECTION 3. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of October 2003.
ATTEST:
City Clerk