Explanation
BACKGROUND: Franklin County Public Health has elected to enter into a revenue contract with Columbus Public Health in the amount of $208,000.00 to provide COVID-19 testing services to all residents in Franklin County, through The Ohio State University’s COVID-19 testing sites. Under this contract, Franklin County Public Health will reimburse Columbus Public Health for all costs associated with providing COVID-19 testing as well as the additional costs to staff the PIT Call Center, due to the increased call volume for COVID-19 testing questions.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure timely reimbursement to the City.
FISCAL IMPACT: Expenditures and revenues to provide these services are budgeted in the 2022 Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 2250.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a revenue contract with Franklin County Public Health for the provision of COVID-19 testing services and call center services in the amount of $208,000.00, and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Public Health has a need to provide and promote COVID-19 testing and call center services for City of Columbus and Franklin County residents; and,
WHEREAS, Franklin County Public Health has approved a contract with the City of Columbus for the provision of COVID-19 testing and call center services; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a revenue contract with Franklin County Public Health 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 to enter into a revenue contract for the provision of COVID-19 testing and call center services for Franklin County Public Health in the amount of $208,000.00 through the period ending December 31, 2022.
SECTION 2. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.