Explanation
BACKGROUND: In 2000 the Columbus Health Department conducted a community health risk assessment of Franklin County in conjunction with The Ohio State University. This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with The California State University San Marcos Foundation in the amount of $30,000 for the purpose of updating the Franklin County community health risk assessment.
The California State University at San Marcos, Social and Behavioral Research Institute, will conduct an over-sample of the Franklin County population during the course of its survey work for the Ohio Department of Health's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. This work will take place December 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006.
The Columbus Health Department is waiving competitive bidding in order to use the same vendor selected by the Ohio Department of Health to analyze Franklin County population data and create a 2005 community health assessment.
Emergency action is requested in order to establish the contract for services to commence on or about December 1, 2004.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds for this contract are available and budgeted within the 2004 Health Special Revenue Fund.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with The California State University San Marcos Foundation for $30,000.00 for community health risk assessment services for the period December 1, 2004 - June 30, 2006, to waive the provisions of competitive bidding, and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the existing Community Health Risk Assessment is four years old and needs to be updated; and,
WHEREAS, the Columbus Health Department has an opportunity to realize cost savings by using the vendor selected by the Ohio Department of Health to conduct an over-sampling of Franklin County in 2005; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department 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 The California State University San Marcos Foundation for the period December 1, 2004 through June 30, 2006.
SECTION 2. That the provisions of Section 329.06 and 329.11 of the Columbus City Code are hereby waived.
SECTION 3. That to pay the cost of said contract the expenditure of $10,000 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, Department No. 50, OCA 502062, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337.
SECTION 4 That to pay the cost of said contract the expenditure of $20,000 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, Department No. 50, OCA 500207, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337.
SECTION 5. 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.