Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health and the Columbus Public Schools have collaborated to offer quality health services to Columbus Public School employees and students that are both efficient and responsive to the district's needs. It is necessary to enter into a revenue contract to provide the foundation for an innovative coordinated school health program that is being developed cooperatively by the Columbus Public Schools and the Board of Health. Under this revenue contract, the Columbus Public Schools will reimburse the Board of Health for the provision of physician services, in an amount not to exceed $44,240, for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006.
Emergency action is requested to ensure timely reimbursement to the Board of Health.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Columbus Public Schools will reimburse the Board of Health for costs related to the services provided by the physician. The revenue from the Columbus Public Schools will be deposited into the Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a revenue contract with the Columbus Public Schools for the provision of physician services in an amount not to exceed $44,240; and to declare an emergency. ($44,240)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a revenue contract to offer quality health services to Columbus Public School employees and students that are both efficient and responsive to the district's needs; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a revenue contract to provide the foundation for an innovative coordinated school health program that is being developed cooperatively by the Columbus Public Schools and the Board of Health; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a revenue contract with the Columbus Public Schools for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and to ensure timely reimbursement to the Board of Health; 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 with the Columbus Public Schools for the provision of physician services, in an amount not to exceed $44,240, for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006.
SECTION 2. That for 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.