Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $66,279.64 for the Division of Police to pay prisoner medical bills to The Ohio State University Hospital and to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. The Division of Police is responsible for medical care provided to prisoners in police custody. The Division of Police works with Careworks to determine if individuals were incarcerated or in the custody of the Division of Police during the specified dates of services on the medical invoices. These invoices are also reviewed by our current contractor, Careworks, who verifies all the charges on the invoices and negotiates the cost with the hospital staff.
Contract Compliance: Ohio State University Hospitals 311340739 - NPO, Franklin County Sheriff's Office 316400007
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested for this ordinance in order to pay prisoner medical bills.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $66,279.64 from the General Fund for payment of prisoner medical bills ($44,739.88) to The Ohio State University Hospitals, and ($21,539.76) to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. The Division of Police budgeted $811,735.00 in the 2013 General Fund budget for medical services for prisoners. With this expenditure, the Division has encumbered or spent approximately $760,370.79 for prisoner medical claims. The Division spent approximately $956,802.00 for prisoner medical bills in 2012.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to pay prisoner medical bills to The Ohio State University Hospitals and to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $66,279.64 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($66,279.64)
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WHEREAS, individuals were incarcerated or in the custody of the Division of Police during the specified dates of services on the medical invoices; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City Attorney's office, the Division of Police findings, and Careworks, the Division is responsible for the medical bills; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary for payment of medical invoices to the Ohio State University Hospitals, and to Franklin County Sheriff's Office for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to pay The Ohio State University Hospitals and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office for prisoner medical bills.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $66,279.64, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ LEV (1) OBJ LEV (3) OCA#
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SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.