City of Columbus - File #: 1687-2005

• File #: 1687-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/4/2005
• In control: Health, Housing & Human Services Committee
• On agenda: 10/24/2005
• Final action: 10/26/2005
• 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 $259,685 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($259,685)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2005	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
10/25/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/24/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/24/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/14/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/13/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/13/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/13/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/13/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/13/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/12/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/12/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/11/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/11/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/6/2005	1	HEALTH DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/6/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/6/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/5/2005	1	Health Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2005	1	Health Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

[BACKGROUND: The Board of Health was awarded $974,584 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 $259,685 for the time period August 31,
2005 through August 30, 2006.

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 $259,685 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 $259,685 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($259,685)



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 t...