Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Health for the Ryan White Part A Supplemental Grant Program. This grant requires Columbus Public Health to assure quality medical care to eligible persons living with HIV or AIDS in Central Ohio (Franklin, Licking, Delaware, Morrow, Union, Madison, Pickaway and Fairfield counties). The grant funds awarded provide for multiple contracts HIV-related non-medical services and care. The term of the contracts is November 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018 in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 among the contracts.
The contracts named in the approved grant application are:
Southeast Inc. 31-0940189 $119,250.00
Equitas Health 80-0813109 $121,506.00
AIDS Healthcare Foundation 95-4112121 $ 31,532.00
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital 31-6056230 $ 27,712.00
TOTAL: $300,000.00
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure that quality medical care is available to eligible persons living with HIV/AIDS, and to ensure timely payment to providers.
FISCAL IMPACT: The ODH HIV Care Part A Supplemental Grant Program is entirely funded by the Ohio Department of Health. This program does not generate any revenue or require a city match. This Ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance No. 3005-2017 that authorizes the acceptance and appropriation of $300,000.00 for the 2017-2018 ODH HIV Care Part A Supplemental Grant Program.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into various contracts for the ODH HIV Care Part A Supplemental Grant Program; to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $300,000.00 in grant funds have been made available through the Ohio Department of Health to supplement the HIV Care Part A grant program for the period of November 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Southeast Inc., Equitas Health, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, will provide non-medical services and care to meet all grant deliverables required by the ODH HIV Care Part A Supplemental Grant Program; and
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 to meet grant deliverables; 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 the following contracts for the period of November 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00:
Southeast Inc. 31-0940189 $119,250.00
Equitas Health 80-0813109 $121,506.00
AIDS Healthcare Foundation 95-4112121 $ 31,532.00
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital 31-6056230 $ 27,712.00
TOTAL: $300,000.00
SECTION 2. That for the contracts stated above, the sum of $300,000.00 is hereby authorized to be expended from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, as per the attached accounting document.
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 and to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that this contract is properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the City’s financial records.
SECTION 5. 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.