Title
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to modify a contract with ACS State & Local Solutions for billing and collection services as needed for the Division of Fire's Third Party EMS Reimbursement Program; to authorize the expenditure of $1,100,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,100,000.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to modify a contract with ACS State & Local Solutions in the amount of $1,100,000.00 for billing and collection services as needed for the Division of Fire's Third Party EMS Reimbursement Program, initiated via Ordinance #1184-02, passed July 22, 2002.
Contract Compliance: 131996647
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested so that these services can continue uninterrupted through 2005
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted Amount: $1,100,000.00 is budgeted and available in the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire 2005 budget. The Fire Division spent $1,000,000.00 in 2004 and $1,300,000.00 in 2003 for these services.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has implemented a Third Party EMS Reimbursement Program via ordinance 1184-02, passed July 22, 2002; and
WHEREAS, this modification will provide funding for the increase and extension of the present contract through it's expiration; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety in that it is immediately necessary to modify a contract ACS State & Local Solutions to avoid interruption in billing and collection services as needed for the Division of Fire's Third Party EMS Reimbursement Program, thereby preserving 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 Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to modify a contract between the City and ACS State & Local Solutions for billing and collection services as needed for the Division of Fire's Third Party EMS Reimbursement Program.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $1,100,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Fund 010, Department of Public Safety 30, Division of Fire 30-04, OCA 301559, OL3 Code 3336 to pay the cost thereof:
Section 3. 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.