Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health was awarded additional grant monies in the amount of $1,054,751.00 from the Ohio Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program. This ordinance is needed to authorize three contracts with Franklin County Public Health for $353,342.00 for the time period August 10, 2010 through July 30, 2011.
The purpose of these contracts is to maintain a Public Health Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response system in the event of the spread of pandemic influenza in Franklin County. These contracts are necessary per the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant.
Emergency action is requested to facilitate and expedite the Franklin County component of maintaining a public health emergency preparedness and pandemic influenza response in central Ohio.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant budget provides $353,342.00 for three contracts with Franklin County Public Health.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into contracts with Franklin County Public Health, to authorize the expenditure of $353,342.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($353,342.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Franklin County Public Health will establish a public health pandemic influenza response and emergency preparedness structure; and,
WHEREAS, these contracts are necessary per the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize these contracts for the immediate preservation of 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 Board of Health is hereby authori...
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