Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0155-2020, approved by City Council on January 27th 2020, authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Ohio Support Services Corp for security officer services from March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021. The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Board of Health to modify and increase the contract for security officer services with Ohio Support Services Corp by $20,000.00 for an amount not to exceed $398,887.00. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased security officer services at Columbus Public Health to offer testing and program services at the 240 Parsons Avenue facility.
Emergency action is requested for this contract in order to ensure Columbus Public Health has security officer services available to continue altered program services due to COVID-19.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for these contracts ($20,000.00) is budgeted within the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 2250.
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To authorize the Board of Health to modify and increase an existing contract for security officer services with Ohio Support Services Corp; to authorize the expenditure of $20,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund for said contract; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
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WHEREAS, a need exists to modify and increase security officer services at the 240 Parsons Avenue facility; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Board to modify the contract for security officer services for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to modify and increase the contract for security officer services for the period of March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021 with Ohio Support Services Corp.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contracts, the expenditure of $20,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 2250, Division No. 5001, Object Class 03, according to the ordinance attachment.
SECTION 3. 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 necessary.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that this contract is properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the City’s financial reports.
SECTION 5. 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.