Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has been awarded grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health to fund the Child and Family Health Services (CFHS) Women's Health Services program for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Columbus Public Health has a need to make funds available for the CFHS program to provide for child and adolescent services from the Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies.
Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies will provide staffing for ongoing activities to address the prenatal care capacity crisis in Franklin County, including staffing and support to community meetings and committee work, and assessing system capacity among providers who serve un- and underinsured women including Medicaid eligible women. Council will also provide staffing to ongoing community group addressing SIDS risk reduction and safe sleep and provide for materials for educating the community.
These services were advertised through the City's Vendor Services website (SA003309) and the Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies was the only submitted bid. This contract is for the fifth year of a five-year contract. The Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies' FID Number is 42-1546970. It is a non-profit organization and is therefore exempt from contract compliance.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this expenditure is provided with Grant Funds from the Ohio Department of Health in the amount of $45,000.00.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Council for Healthy Mothers and Babies for the provision of child and adolescent services for the Women's Health Services program; to authorize the expenditure of $45,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($45,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Board of Health has a need for Council on Healthy Mothers and Babies to provide child and adolescent ...
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