Explanation
BACKGROUND: Each year, the Vital Statistics Program at Columbus Public Health offers birth certificates, death certificates and birth abstracts printed on security paper obtained solely through the Ohio Department of Health. To ensure having the inventory needed for the upcoming year, pre-ordering through the Ohio Department of Health is the mandated method of ordering the security paper for the printing of these certificates. As such, this ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement of the City Code Chapter 329.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Board of Health, to establish a purchase order with the Ohio Department of Health in an amount not to exceed $73,470.00 for the purchase of security paper.
This ordinance is respectfully submitted as an emergency measure to ensure there are no delays in the receipt of this required security paper from the Ohio Department of Health.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies for this purchase order were budgeted in the Health Special Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2025. This ordinance will authorize a purchase order in the amount of $73,470.00 to encumber funds for purchases of this security paper.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with the Ohio Department of Health for the purchase of security paper for the Board of Health, in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement of the City of Columbus Codes; to authorize the expenditure of $73,470.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($73,470.00)
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WHEREAS, each year, Columbus Public Health's Vital Statistics Program offers printed birth abstracts, birth certificates and death certificates; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health is in need of security paper for these prints for 2025; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health needs to place a reservation directly with the Ohio Departme...
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