Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has a need to make funds
available to contract with Neighborhood House, Inc., which is a community
based, not-for-profit organization. Neighborhood House Inc. will provide
outreach and care coordination services to pregnant and parenting women
for up to two years in the target areas of South Linden, the Near East and
the Near South for the Federal Healthy Start grant program. Neighborhood
House will also provide health education classes and a community baby
shower for participants. The contract period is June 1, 2005 through
May 31, 2006.
Emergency action is required to ensure the continued operation of the
Healthy Start Program.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by a grant from the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The program does not
generate revenue or require a City match. The monies are budgeted in the
2005 Health Department Grants Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Neighborhood House Inc. to provide outreach and care coordination for the Healthy Start grant program; to authorize the expenditure of $94,825 from the Health Department Grant Funds to pay the cost thereof, and to declare an emergency, (94,825)
Body
WHEREAS, funding is available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to contract with Neighborhood House Inc., to provide outreach and care coordination for the Healthy Start grant program; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with Neighborhood House Inc. to ensure its continued operation 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 Neighborh...
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