Explanation
BACKGROUND: Franklin County Children Services (FCCS) contracts with Columbus Public Health (CPH) for the provision of nursing services to children by assigning a public health nurse to the FCCS Intake and Investigation Department and a public health nurse to serve children on a regional basis. The public health nurse performs health assessments of children, makes home visits with Intake staff, provides nursing consultation and training, interprets medical reports, and helps develop treatment plans for families referred to FCCS. The regional nurse provides nursing visits for the FCCS offices in Franklin County. This revenue contract is for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
Emergency action is required to avoid any delays in the payment of nursing services commencing in January for Franklin County Children Services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Under this contract, FCCS will purchase the services of two public health nurses from CPH. FCCS will reimburse the CPH for the salary, fringe benefits and ancillary costs of the nurses assigned to the Intake and Investigation Department and to function regionally. Funds received from this revenue contract will be deposited in the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a revenue contract with Franklin County Children Services for the provision of public health nursing services, in an amount not to exceed $204,100.00, to authorize the appropriation of $204,100.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($204,100.00)
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WHEREAS, Franklin County Children Services has a need for Intake and Investigation and Regional Nursing services; and,
WHEREAS, the Family Health Division wishes to continue their efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency to continue to provide two public health nurses to FCCS starting o...
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