ORDINANCE NO. 250792
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Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Accepting and approving a one-year $166,690.00 grant award with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for the City's Public Health Preparedness program; estimating and appropriating the sum of $166,690.00 in the Health Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date
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WHEREAS, the Public Health Preparedness ("PHP") program allows for the planning, maintenance, and sustainability of the Kansas City Health Department's ("KCHD") response capability and capacity so that the KCHD can effectively manage all types of public health emergencies using an "all hazard" approach; and
WHEREAS, the PHP program allows for the development and execution of plans for mass sheltering, mass patient care, large venue public health events and clinics; and
WHEREAS, the PHP program operations allows the KCHD to actively respond with local, regional, and national first responder (Police Fire, EMS) agencies in a coordinated response to events that may have a public health impact; and
WHEREAS, the program supports and maintains the KCHD's 24/7/365 duty officer notification system allowing the KCHD to receive, process, and respond to public health requests of an emergent nature; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That a one-year grant award between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting though its Director of Health (the "Director"), and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services ("DHSS"), whereby DHSS will provide additional funding for the City's Public Health Preparedness program, which supports public health preparedness capabilities, promotes and prepares resilient communities, and enhances the ability to respond to and recover from all-hazards in the Kansas City, Missouri area, for a period beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, for an amount not to exceed $166,690....
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