Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0750-2014, approved by City Council on 04/21/2014, authorized the Board of Health to enter into contract with Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. for a safe sleep educational media campaign. This ordinance is needed to modify, increase and extend contract EL015624 in the amount of $24,700.00 for the total contract amount not to exceed $164,200.00 for a time period ending July 31, 2015 with Gatehouse Media Partners. This modification is needed to provide continued work on the safe sleep campaign.
Funds are made available by the Central Benefits Safe Sleep Campaign Grant. This ordinance also authorizes the transfer of funds to properly align appropriation to allow an increase in the Gatehouse Media Partners contract as approved by the grantor.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure the grant deliverables are met within the required timeline.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by the grant award from The Central Benefits Health Care Foundation.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to modify, increase and extend a contract with Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. to continue work on the safe sleep educational media campaign in the amount of $24,700.00; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $24,700.00 from the city's private grants fund; and to declare an emergency. ($24,700.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify contract EL015624 with Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. by increasing the contract by $24,700.00 and extending these services through July 31, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer of funds within the city's private grants fund is necessary to align funds properly to allow for the increase for the Gatehouse Media Partners contract; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify, increase and extend the contract with Gatehouse Media Partners, 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 City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $20,409.39 within the city's private grants fund, fund no. 291, Department of Health No. 50-01, Grant No. 501340, OCA 501340, as follows:
Transfer from:
Obj. Level 1:01/Obj. Level 3: 1100/ Amount: $20,409.39
Transfer to:
Obj. Level 1:03/Obj. Level 3: 3300/ Amount: $20,409.39
SECTION 2. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to modify, increase and extend contract EL015624 with Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. by adding an additional $24,700.00 to the contract, for a total amount not to exceed $164,200.00 for a time period of April 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015.
SECTION 3. That to pay the cost of said contract, the expenditure of $24,700.00 is hereby authorized from the city's private grants fund, fund no. 291, Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, Grant No. 501340, OCA Code 501340, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336.
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 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.