Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has a need to provide refugee health screens. This ordinance will authorize a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC) to provide refugee health screens. Under this contract, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will reimburse the Board of Health for all services provided by CNHC through its health center sites, and the Board of Health will then forward reimbursement to CNHC. A request is made to waive the provisions of competitive bidding.
Emergency action is requested to ensure timely reimbursement to the Board of Health and CNHC.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will reimburse the Board of Health for costs related to each refugee health screen. The revenue from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will be deposited into the Health Special Revenue Fund and will provide funding for this contract with CNHC, Inc.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with the Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., to provide refugee health screens; to waive the provisions of competitive bidding; to authorize the expenditure of $120,000 from the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay the cost thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($120,000)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has a need to provide refugee health screens; and,
WHEREAS, there is a need to enter into a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. to perform refugee health screens; and,
WHEREAS, emergency action is requested to ensure timely reimbursement to the Board of Health and CNHC.
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into these contracts for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and to avoid any delays in providing program services; 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 a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $120,000 for the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $120,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary 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 Code 503219.
SECTION 3. That Section 329.12 of the Columbus City Code is 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.