Explanation
BACKGROUND: In an effort to continue providing City of Columbus employees with healthy lifestyle, disease prevention and disease management programming that align with the Department of Human Resources “Healthy Columbus” Program, the City wishes to continue its contract with Healthstrides Inc. to provide biometric health screenings to City employees. The contract is for a three-year period, subject to annual appropriation; this ordinance represents the third year.
Contract compliance number is 26-4378217
Emergency action is requested to ensure biometric health screenings for city employees are able to commence as soon as contractually possible, thereby maintaining continuity of service.
FISCAL IMPACT: To modify and extend the contract with Healthstrides to establish the maximum obligation liability, and to authorize the expenditure of $104,149 for biometric health screening services from February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017. Funding is available in the 2016 budget for this contract. Contingent on the passage of ordinance 3114-2015.
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To authorize the Human Resources Director to modify and extend the contract with Healthstrides, Inc. to provide all employees and eligible adult dependents biometric health screening services from February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017; to authorize the expenditure of $104,149.00 from the Employee Benefits Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the costs of said contract; and to declare an emergency. ($104,149.00)
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to modify and extend the contract with Healthstrides, Inc. from February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of up to $104,149.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay contract costs for biometric health screening services and associated supplies; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Human Reso...
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