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File #: 1921-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Council Office for Signature
File created: 7/2/2025 In control: Health, Human Services, & Equity Committee
On agenda: 9/8/2025 Final action:
Title: To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Bonterra Tech LLC for a subscription to Penelope, a secure electronic health record (EHR) and case management software platform service; to authorize an expenditure from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($61,053.63)
Attachments: 1. BONTERRA ORDER FORM 2 SIGNERS_05-01-2025_Q-175522_2025-06-30 (002), 2. 2025 Sole Source Form - Bonterra Tech LLC Legislation
Explanation

This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Bonterra Tech LLC for a subscription for secure electronic health record (EHR) and case management software platform services, for an amount not to exceed $61,053.63.

The subscription period is from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Bonterra Tech LLC is the sole authorized provider of the cloud-based EHR and Case Management Software Platform known as Penelope. This software is HIPAA and FERPA compliant and offers advanced reporting and analytics needed by our Neighborhood Social Services Team.

CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Bonterra Tech LLC, CC #038505

EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to not delay the critical services that are facilitated by the use of this software and to ensure we receive the quoted pricing from the vendor.

FISCAL IMPACT: Expenditures to provide these services are budgeted within the 2025 Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 2250. ($61,053.63)

Title

To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Bonterra Tech LLC for a subscription to Penelope, a secure electronic health record (EHR) and case management software platform service; to authorize an expenditure from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($61,053.63)

Body

WHEREAS, The Board of Health has a need for secure electronic health record (EHR) and case management software platform services; and

WHEREAS, Bonterra Tech LLC is the sole authorized provider of Penelope, which offers unique services that include household-centric case records, a ClientConnect portal, Smart Forms, built-in dashboards, wide-ranging compliance with health record regulations, and robust SaaS scalability for multiple programs to work concurrently; and such unique features are necessary to the operations of the Board of Health; and

WHEREAS, the contract with Bonterra Tech LLC will be entered into pursuant to the sole source provisions of C...

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