Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify an existing not-for-profit contract with Mental Health America of Ohio, Inc. (MHA) by extending the contract period by one-year, for a new contract period of April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2027. The underlying contract was authorized by Ordinance No. 0509-2004, with an original contract term from April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025; modified by Ordinance 0454-2025 to extend the contract term to March 31, 2026; and modified by Ordinance 2277-2025 to increase the contract amount by $23,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $123,000.
Columbus Public Health has a need to extend the contract period to ensure that the remaining balance of the current contract is utilized to fund existing intervention activities being facilitated by MHA and carried out by the One Block at a Time program (OBAT). The need for additional services could not be foreseen at the time the contract was awarded due to the unpredictability of the number of residents being served and at what capacity. Processes and procedures are already established under this contract and changing vendors would disrupt care for residents. No new funds are being established by this ordinance.
OBAT is a micro community intervention aimed at increasing the health and wellness of one block in the Linden area. OBAT requires a fiscal agent for this program due to the nature of the interventions, including meeting emergent needs for residents, purchasing and providing items and food for block events, supporting home repairs and physical improvements, gift cards, and other program incidentals.
Mental Health America of Ohio, Inc. is a nonprofit entity and is exempt from contract compliance certification.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency action is being requested in order to avoid a gap in this critical service and to meet the ongoing demands of the intervention activities provided by the Columbus Public Health One Block at ...
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