Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a subrecipient agreement not-for-profit service contract with Ohio Women’s Alliance, a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation, in support of ensuring Access to Reproductive Healthcare. These funds will be used to provide practical support and medically accurate and legal reproductive health information to residents of the City of Columbus. “Access to Reproductive Healthcare,” as used in this ordinance, includes patient support expenses that arise in the pursuit of reproductive healthcare, such as transportation, lodging, childcare, and lost wages; information hotlines, peer support, and case management; community education and engagement regarding reproductive health; and operational needs of the grantees stemming from providing such supports to the public. “Access to Reproductive Healthcare” does not include the use of public funds to subsidize abortion procedures and associated services such as anesthesia, laboratory tests, or hospital services.
Through the American Rescue Plan, this legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into subrecipient agreement not-for-profit service contract with Ohio Women's Alliance in an amount up to $134,000.00 to continue to provide needed reproductive health support services for residents of the City of Columbus. This legislation also authorizes the expenditure of up to $134,000.00 for these services within the Department of Finance and Management's allocation in the Recovery Fund 2209. Importantly, all expenses must be eligible under the United States Treasury American Rescue Plan guidelines. Expenses must be necessary expenditures incurred and related to disproportionately impacted populations due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
These contracts shall be awarded pursuant to Columbus City Codes Section 329.30: Process for...
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