City of Columbus - File #: 1505-2004

• File #: 1505-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/18/2004
• In control: Health, Housing & Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 9/27/2004
• Final action: 9/29/2004
• Title: To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into contract with the Franklin County Board of Health, to authorize the expenditure of $224,932 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($224,932)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/29/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/28/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/27/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/27/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/14/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2004	1	Health Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/13/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2004	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/10/2004	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/9/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/1/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/31/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
8/31/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/31/2004	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/30/2004	1	HEALTH DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/30/2004	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/25/2004	1	Health Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
8/18/2004	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Board of Health was awarded $817,486 in grant monies from the Ohio Department of
Health, Centers for Disease Control for the Public Health Infrastructure program. This ordinance is needed to
authorize a contract with the Franklin County Board of Health for $224,932 for the time period August 31,
2004 through August 30, 2005.

The purpose of the contract is to maintain a Public Health Infrastructure system in the event of bioterroism
activities in Franklin County. This contract is necessary per the requirements of the Ohio Department of
Health, Public Health Infrastructure proposal.

Emergency action is requested to facilitate and expedite the Franklin County component of maintaining a
public health infrastructure in central Ohio.

FISCAL IMPACT: The Public Health Infrastructure grant budget provides $224,932 for a contract with the
Franklin County Board of Health.



Title

To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into contract with the Franklin County Board of Health, to authorize the expenditure of $224,932 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($224,932)



Body

WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Health will establish a public health infrastructure; and,

WHEREAS, this contract is necessary per the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health, Public Health Infrastructure proposal; and,

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize this contract to facilitate and expedite the Franklin County component of maintaining a public health infrastructure in Central Ohio for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

SECTION 1. That the Bo...