Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has a need to make funds available for the expansion of prenatal care services in the Linden and Northeast Columbus area. The Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC), through its neighborhood health centers, has the ability to provide such prenatal services. CNHC's Contract Compliance No. is 311533908. This ordinance will authorize funding for prenatal care in the Linden and Northeast Columbus area, for the period of January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. This ordinance waives competitive bidding provisions of the City Code. Emergency action is requested in order to ensure timely payments to the Contractor.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is budgeted in the 2011 Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. to provide prenatal care services in the Linden and Northeast Columbus area; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; to waive the provisions of competitive bidding; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus seeks to ensure prenatal care services in the Linden and Northeast Columbus area; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to contract with the Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. for the provision of prenatal care; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and to avoid any delays in client services; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. for the provision of prenatal care services in the Linden and Northeast Columbus area for the period of January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contract, the expenditure of $50,000 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA No. 503219.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of Sections 329.11 of the Columbus City Code are hereby waived.
SECTION 4. 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.