Explanation
May 22, 2003
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus has received $24,998.00 in donations from Mount Carmel Hospital, Ohio State University Hospital Systems, OhioHealth, and Children's Hospital. These donations were given to support the purchase of ten automatic external defibrillators (AED's) for the City of Columbus. This action is being made in association with Councilwoman Patsy Thomas' pilot project to install ten AED's within city buildings as a first step to more aggressively expand access to such life-saving devices in public and private buildings. AED's are proven life-saving devices and an important component of effective medical treatment for heart attack victims.This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $24,998.00 in donations. The Health Department will administer these funds on behalf of all City departments. A bid waiver request is made to purchase the AED's from Medtronics Physio-Control. The Health Department purchased five AED's from Medtronics Physio-Control in May of 2003. The currently negotiated purchase price is lower than the previously competitively bid award amount. Additionally, a bid waiver will allow these important safety devices to be installed in a timely fashion. Emergency action is requested to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.FISCAL IMPACT: The $24,998.00 in donations will be deposited into Health Special Purposes Fund 223, Subfund 136- AED Defibrillator Devices.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to accept donations from various hospitals in the amount of $24,998.00; to authorize the appropriation of $24,998.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Special Purposes Fund; to authorize the Director of Finance to enter into contract with Medtronics Physio-Control for the purchase of AED's; to authorize the expenditure of $22,089.00 from the Health Special Purpose Fund; to waive the City Code provisions for competitive bidding. , and to declare an emergency. ($24,998.00)
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WHEREAS, AEDs are a proven life-saving device and an important component of effective medical treatment for heart attack victims; and,
WHEREAS, the City has commenced a pilot project to install AEDs and increase access to such life-savings devices; and,
WHEREAS, this effort is a partnership with Mount Carmel Hospital; Ohio State University Hospital System; OhioHealth; Children's Hospital; the American Heart Association; the International Association of Firefighters Local 67; the City's Division of Fire and its Department of Health; and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1632; and,
WHEREAS, $24,998.00 in donations have been made available for the purchase of AED's; and,
WHEREAS, a bid waiver request is made to purchase AED's from Medtronics Physio-Control so as to install these needed safety devices as soon as possible; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to accept and appropriate donations, and to enter into contract with Medtronics Physio-Control for the purchase of AED's for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to accept $24,998.00 in donations from various hospitals.
SECTION 2. That from the monies in the Fund known as the Health Special Purposes Fund, Fund No. 223, Subfund 136- AED Defibrillator Devices and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources during the twelve months ending December 31, 2003, the sum of $24,998.00 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
Object Level OCA Code Purpose Amount
02 223501 Supplies-Operation & Maintenance $ 24,998
Total for Grant No. 223501 $ 24,998
SECTION 3. That the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Medtronics Physio-Control for the purchase of AED's.
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $22,089.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Special Purposes Fund, Fund No. 223, Subfund 136- AED Defibrillator Devices, Division No. 50-01, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three 2207, OCA Code 223501.
SECTION 5. That Section 329.06 of the Columbus City Code is hereby waived.
SECTION 6. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon the order of the Health Commissioner, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 7. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.