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BACKGROUND: Ordinance number 0353-2016, approved by City Council on February 22, 2016, authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Access HealthColumbus doing business as Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus in the amount of $190,000.00 to fund CelebrateOne initiatives as recommended by the Greater Columbus Infant Mortality Task Force for the contract period of February 23, 2016 through February 22, 2017.
This ordinance is needed to increase and extend contract PO002289 in the amount of $135,000.00 for the total contract amount not to exceed $325,000.00 for a time period ending December 14, 2017 with Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus. This modification is needed to provide neighborhood level intervention work to address a social determinant of health in the Near East community as part of the CelebrateOne goals to reduce infant mortality.
Every year in Franklin County, approximately 150 babies die before their first birthday. While national infant mortality rates are decreasing, in 2014, Ohio ranked 12th worst in the nation for overall infant mortality. Infant Mortality in Franklin County January-August, 2016, we have had 116 babies die, 16 related to sleep-related infant deaths (13.8%).
Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus (Contract Compliance No. 510426050) is a nonprofit organization and therefore exempt from Contract Compliance certification.
Emergency action is requested for this contract modification in order to ensure that the work on reducing infant mortality is not interrupted.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds needed to modify this contract with Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus are budgeted within the Health Special Revenue Fund.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to modify an existing contract, by increasing and extending, with Access HealthColumbus, doing business as Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus, to allow continued work in the reduction of infant mortality through December 14, 2017; to authorize the expenditure of $135,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($135,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $135,000.00 in additional funds are needed for the continued work with the reduction of infant mortality in the Near East community; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify contract PO002289 with Access HealthColumbus, doing business as Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus, by increasing and extending these services; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify contract PO002289 so that timely services can proceed without interruption, 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 to modify contract PO002289 with Access HealthColumbus, doing business as Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus, by adding an additional $135,000.00 to the contract, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $325,000.00, and extending through December 14, 2017.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $135,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No.2250, Health Department, Division 50-01, per the accounting codes attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That this modification is in compliance with Section 329 of the Columbus City Code.
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 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.