City of Columbus - File #: 1047-2005

• File #: 1047-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/1/2005
• In control: Health, Housing & Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 6/27/2005
• Final action: 6/30/2005
• Title: To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Council for Healthy Mothers and Babies for the provision of child and adolescent services for the perinatal program; to authorize the expenditure of $25,000 from the Health Department Grants Fund; to waive the provisions for competitive bidding; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/30/2005	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/29/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/27/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/27/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
6/15/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/14/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/14/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/13/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/10/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/10/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/8/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/8/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/7/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/7/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/3/2005	1	HEALTH DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/3/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/3/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
6/1/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2005	1	Health Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded $1,120,000 in grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health to fund the Child and Family Health Services (CFHS) Perinatal Program for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. The Health Department has a need to make funds available for the CFHS program to provide for child and adolescent services from the Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies.

Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies will provide staffing for ongoing activities to address the prenatal care capacity crisis in Franklin County, including staffing and support to community meetings and committee work, and assessing system capacity among providers who serve un- and underinsured women including Medicaid eligible women. Council will also provide staffing to ongoing community group addressing SIDS risk reduction and safe sleep and provide for materials for educating the community.

A request is made to waive the provisions of competitive bidding.

Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing program services.

FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this expenditure is provided with Grant Funds from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $25,000.

Title

To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Council for Healthy Mothers and Babies for the provision of child and adolescent services for the perinatal program; to authorize the expenditure of $25,000 from the Health Department Grants Fund; to waive the provisions for competitive bidding; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000)

Body

WHEREAS, the Board of Health has a need for Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies to provide child and adolescent services for the perinatal program for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, and,

WHEREAS, Council for Healthy Mothers and Babies has the expertise to provide such services to patients in the Child and Family Health Services Perinatal Program; a...