City of Columbus - File #: 1560-2006

• File #: 1560-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/5/2006
• In control: Health, Housing & Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 11/20/2006
• Final action: 11/22/2006
• 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 $480,500 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($480,500)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/22/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/21/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/20/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/20/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/3/2006	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/3/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/3/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/3/2006	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/3/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/3/2006	1	Health Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/2/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/27/2006	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/26/2006	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/26/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/26/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/12/2006	1	HEALTH DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2006	1	Health Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/5/2006	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Board of Health was awarded $1,641,923 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 $480,500 for the time period August 31, 2006 through August 30, 2007.

The purpose of the contract is to maintain a Public Health Infrastructure system in the event of bioterrorism 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 $480,500 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 $480,500 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($480,500)



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 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 Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with the Franklin County Board of Health for the period ...