SUBJECT
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Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to accept and enter into a contract from the Department of Health and Human Services, Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs Case Management (CYSHCN) Grant, amending the FY2023-2024 City of Laredo Public Health Department budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of $88,000.00, with no match for the City of Laredo Public Health Department, and amend the City of Laredo Public Health Department FY2023-2024 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) position listing by adding one (1) Caseworker, 206 position, with four (4) one-year renewals for a total grant amount of $440,000.00 for the term period from September 01, 2024 through August 31, 2029.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
The Department of Health and Human Services contracts with The City of Laredo Public Health Department to provide public health services through Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Grant (CYSHCN). Through this partnership, Laredo Public Health Department will be able to provide leadership in assessing, prioritizing, and addressing the health needs of children and youth up to age 21 with special health care needs and individuals of any age with cystic fibrosis in Texas, to promote the health of families through advocacy and education and to ensure access to high-quality, community-based, preventive, primary and specialty health care.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that Council approves the Public Hearing and Introductory Ordinance.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2024
Budgeted Y/N?: N
Source of Funds: CYSHCN Grant
Account #: 226-6051
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding is available in revenue account 226-0000-323-4006 and the expenditure division is 226-6051 with project number HECY01.