...Background
Columbus City School District students represent many diverse backgrounds. Some students have access to and utilize adequate health services; others for a variety of reasons may not. Columbus Public Health and Nationwide Children's Hospital have health services available to Columbus City School youth, however these services are often under-utilized by those who would benefit from them. Additionally, there has not been a recent, fully-documented, population-based assessment of Columbus City Schools youth health to know whether the health services being provided are those most in need. The work achieved as a result of this contract will allow Partners to have increased knowledge of local child and adolescent health trends, and allow Partners with the resources to impact student health to intentionally collaborate in discussing recommendations toward a plan to address the most critical student health needs. This contract is in the amount of $40,000.00 and is for the period December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2015.
Access HealthColumbus (Contract Compliance No. 510426050) is a nonprofit organization and therefore exempt from Contract Compliance certification. Emergency action is requested in order to implement a health services assessment as soon as possible to determine what health services are most in need for Columbus City Schools' youth.
FISCAL IMPACT: All expenditures from this contract will be funded by the Health Special Revenue Fund.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Access Health Columbus to provide an assessment of health services needed by Columbus City Schools' youth; to authorize the expenditure of $40,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay the cost thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has committed to work with the Columbus City School District to better understand and facilitate improved access to health services; and,
WHEREAS, there is a need to assess the health services needed and available for Columbus City Schools' youth; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Access Health Columbus, doing business as Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus, to provide this assessment; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract with Access Health Columbus for the 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 contract with Access Health Columbus, doing business as Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus, for the period December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2015, for the provision of an assessment of health services available for Columbus City Schools' youth.
SECTION 2. That, to pay the cost of said contract, the expenditure of $40,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund 250, Department of Health, Division No. 50-01, OCA Code 500141, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336.
SECTION 3. That this contract is being awarded in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code dealing with awarding not-for-profit service contracts exceeding $20,000.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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.