BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with James G. Ryan in an amount not to exceed $9,050.00 for a new contract amount of $13,050.00; and to modify an existing contract with Phillip L. Wright Jr. in an amount not to exceed $3,650.00 for a new contract amount of $7,650.00. Both contracts were entered into on March 1, 2023 for the period ending February 29, 2024. The total increase in funding for both contracts shall not exceed $12,700.00. All other provisions of the contracts remain in effect.
The need for additional goods or services could not be foreseen at the time both contracts were initially awarded because there was a new fine structure implemented this year, resulting in an increased amount of hearings. Without the new fine structure in place, there was no way to estimate the amount of hearings it would result in.
It would not be in the city's best interests to have the additional contract requirements for both contracts awarded through other procurement processes as specified in Columbus City Code 329 because all hearings are scheduled for the remainder of the contract cycle and there are select hearing officers who have the expertise to facilitate.
The price for the additional goods or services for both contracts was determined based on the number of scheduled hearings.
Columbus Public Health has a need for hearing officers to preside over hearings on matters relating to business conducted by the Board of Health as prescribed by Ohio Revised Code 3709.20, Ohio Administrative Code 3701-21-26 and Ohio Administrative Code 901:3-4-08 and Columbus City Health Code 209.05.
James G. Ryan and Phillip L. Wright Jr. are operating as sole proprietors in relation to these services and are therefore not required to be registered with the Secretary of State Office. Both underlying contracts did not require authorizing legislation based on their original contract amounts.
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