Explanation
BACKGROUND: Since 1974, the Columbus Health Department has provided primary health care services to the needy through contracts with community-based health centers. Since 1998, the Columbus Health Department has contracted with the Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC), a not-for-profit corporation, to provide primary health care services to medically indigent patients at various neighborhood health centers. CNHC's Contract Compliance No. is 311533908. This ordinance will authorize a modification and increase of the current contract for the period through December 31, 2009. Contract EL009095 was established for $4,379,260. After the modification, CNHC will be funded for $4,879,260. This ordinance waives competitive bidding provisions of the City Codes.
Emergency action is requested to provide for this contract modification in order to ensure timely payments to the Contractor.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds to modify and increase this contract are budgeted in the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund 250.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to modify and increase a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., to authorize the expenditure of $500,000 from the Health Special Revenue Fund, to waive the City Code provisions for competitive bidding, and to declare an emergency. ($500,000)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus seeks to ensure primary health care services through various neighborhood health centers; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify and increase a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. for primary health care services at their community based health centers; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. 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 and increase a contract (EL009095) with the Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $500,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, Health Department, Division 50-01, OCA 503219, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of Sections 329.13 and 329.14 of the Columbus City Code are hereby waived.
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 records.
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.