Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health was awarded $1,025,314.00 in grant monies from the Ohio Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program. This ordinance is needed to authorize a contract with Franklin County Public Health for $301,354.23 for the time period August 10, 2011 through August 9, 2012.
The purpose of the contract is to maintain a Public Health Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response System in the event of bioterrorism activities in Franklin County. This contract is necessary per the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness proposal.
Emergency action is requested to facilitate and expedite the Franklin County component of maintaining a public health emergency preparedness response in central Ohio.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant budget provides $301,354.23 for a contract with Franklin County Public Health.
Title
To authorize and direct Columbus Public Health to enter into contract with Franklin County Public Health for emergency preparedness activities; to authorize the expenditure of $301,354.23 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($301,354.23)
Body
WHEREAS, Franklin County Public Health will establish a public health emergency preparedness structure; and,
WHEREAS, this contract is necessary per the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness proposal; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize this contract 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 enter into contract with Franklin County Public Health for the period August 10, 2011 through August 9, 2012.
SECTION 2. This ordinance is in accordance with Section 329.02 of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 3. That to pay the cost of said contract the expenditure of $301,354.23 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Department No. 50, Grant Number 501145, OCA 501145, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337.
SECTION 4. 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.