City of Columbus - File #: 1595-2006

• File #: 1595-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/8/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 10/2/2006
• Final action: 10/4/2006
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to authorize payment of prisoner medical bills to The Ohio State University Hospital East for the Division of Police from the General Fund in the amount of $62,309.75, and to declare an emergency. ($62,309.75)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/4/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/4/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/2/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/2/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/21/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/21/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/20/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/20/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/20/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/19/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/19/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/18/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/18/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/14/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/13/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

Need: Legislation is needed to pay  prisoner's medical bills to The Ohio State University Hospital East. Within the guidelines established by representatives of City Attorney's office and the Division of Police findings regarding each patient referenced; it has been determined that these individuals were incarcerated or in the custody of the Division of Police during the specified dates of services on the medical invoices. The Division of Police currently has outstanding debt in the amount of $62,309.75

Contract Compliance: 311640557

Emergency Designation:  Since these debts are for services that occurred in 2004-2005, emergency legislation is requested.

FISCAL IMPACT: $75,000.00 has been budgeted in the Division's 2006 General Fund Budget for medical services for prisoners. Deficits for this type of service were reported to Finance & Safety in the 1^st & 2^nd quarter reviews.

Title

To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to authorize payment of prisoner medical bills to The Ohio State University Hospital East for the Division of Police from the General Fund in the amount of $62,309.75, and to declare an emergency.  ($62,309.75)

Body

WHEREAS, individuals were incarcerated or in the custody of the Division of Police during the specified dates of services on the medical invoices; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the City Attorney's office and the Division of Police findings, the Division is responsible for the medical bills; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation in the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary for the Division of Police to pay The Ohio State University Hospital East for medical services provided to prisoners  for the preservation of the public health, peace, property safety, welfare; now therefore

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

Section 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to pay The Ohio State University Hospital East for prisoner medical bills.

Section 2. That the expenditure of $62,309.75 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:

DIV                     FUND                     OBJ LEV (1)                      OBJ LEV (3)                           OCA#

30-03                          010                                      03                                   3413                          301382

Section 3. 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.