Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has a need to make funds
available to increase a contract with The Council On Healthy Mothers and
Babies. The contract modification will allow the Council on Healthy
Mothers and Babies additional funding to develop additional targeted
surveys and provide additional health education / promotion activities related
to increasing capacity for prenatal care.
The additional contract modification will be in an amount not to exceed
$20,500 for a total contract not to exceed $58,097.
Emergency action is required to ensure the continued operation of the
Healthy Start Program.
The Council On Healthy Mothers & Babies is contract compliant through 4/17/2009. Their contract compliance number is 421546970.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by a grant from the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The program does not
generate revenue or require a City match. The monies are budgeted in the
2007 Health Department Grants Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to modify and increase a contract with the Council On Healthy Mothers And Babies to develop additional targeted surveys and provide additional health education/promotion for the Healthy Start grant program; to authorize the expenditure of $20,500 from the Health Department Grant Funds to pay the cost thereof, and to declare an emergency, (20,500)
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WHEREAS, funding is available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund the Healthy Start grant program; and,
WHEREAS, the Healthy Start Grant Program has a contract with The Council On Healthy Mothers And Babies to provide needs assessment and consultation services; and,
WHEREAS, the Healthy Start grant program has a need to increase a contract with The Council On Healthy Mothers And Babies to develop additional surveys and to provide additional health education/promotion services; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify a contract with the Council On Healthy Mothers And Babies 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 modify and increase a contract with the Council On Healthy Mothers And Babies to develop additional surveys and to provide additional health education/promotion services for the Healthy Start grant program for the period ending May 31, 2007.
SECTION 2. That to pay the costs of said contracts, the expenditure of $20,500 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Health Department, Division 50-01, Grant No. 506017, OCA Code 506017, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337.
SECTION 3. That these contract is awarded in accordance with Sections 329.16 of the Columbus City Code.
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.