Explanation
BACKGROUND: Contract No. EL006618 authorized the expenditure of $50,000 to Columbus AIDS Task Force to provide education and support services for individuals with AIDS and HIV infection. There has been an increase in demand for these services and additional funds are needed to allow for continued services. Changes to the current contract will be in Compensation and Time of Performance. The cost of the modification for these additional services will not exceed $17,000 for a total contract cost of $67,000.
Columbus AIDS Task Force's Federal ID Number is 31-1126780. It is a non-profit organization and is therefore exempt from contract compliance.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid a delay in providing client services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract modification is budgeted in the 2007 Health Special Revenue Fund.
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To authorize the Board of Health to modify and increase a contract with Columbus AIDS Task Force for the provision of education and support services for individuals with AIDS and HIV infection, to authorize the expenditure of $17,000 from the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay the cost thereof, and to declare an emergency. ($17,000)
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WHEREAS, Contract No. EL006618 authorized the expenditure of $50,000 to Columbus AIDS Task Force to provide education and support services for individuals with AIDS and HIV infection through September 30, 2007; and,
WHEREAS, additional work is needed to continue these services through December 31, 2007; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify and increase said contract with Columbus AIDS Task Force for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, and to avoid any delay in client services; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is he...
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