Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health contracts pharmacist and pharmacist tech services from Pharmacy People, Inc. Contracted services include: oversight of the storage, inventory, and ordering of stock medications; patient chart review and patient education; staff training and assisting the clinic physicians.
This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify by increasing the funding for an existing contract with Pharmacy People, Inc., for additional pharmacist and pharmacist tech services for the CPH TB Clinic for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 in an amount not to exceed $13,548.20, for a new total contract amount of $71,548.20.
Emergency action is requested to ensure prompt payment for services provided by the contractor.
FISCAL IMPACT: Expenditures from this contract will be funded by the Health Department Grants Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to modify, by increasing funding for, an existing contract with Pharmacy People, Inc. for the provision of pharmacist and pharmacist tech services for the Columbus Public Health Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019; to authorize the expenditure of $13,548.20 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the cost thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($13,548.20)
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WHEREAS, the Board of Health has a need to modify by increasing the funding for an existing contract with Pharmacy People, Inc., to provide payment for incurred on-site pharmacist and pharmacist tech services for the CPH TB Clinic for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Pharmacy People, Inc. has provided quality services; and,
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with Pharmacy People, Inc. for services rendered; and,
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary in order to ensure prompt payment for services provided by the contractor; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Board of Health to modify a contract with Pharmacy People, Inc. 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 modify an existing contract with Pharmacy People, Inc. for pharmacist and pharmacist tech services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic, for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $13,548.20.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said modification, the expenditure of $13,548.20 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Department of Health, Department No. 50, Division No. 5001, Object Class 03, Main Account No. 63051, Fund 2251, Program HE004, Section 3 500110, Section 4 HE36, Project No. G501923, according to the attached accounting document.
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 as necessary.
SECTION 4. 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 5. 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.