Explanation
Ordinance number 0529-2014, approved by City Council on March 24, 2014, authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center in the amount of $391,315.00 to assure quality medical care to eligible persons living with HIV or AIDS in central Ohio (Franklin, Licking, Delaware, Morrow, Union, Madison, Pickaway and Fairfield counties) for the contract period of March 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015. Ordinance 1578-2014 authorized a modification to this contract to increase funding by $551,520.00 for the provision of outpatient ambulatory and Medical Case Management services and allow for development of a quality management plan for HIV Care.
This ordinance is needed to further modify and increase contract EL015629 in the amount of $10,000.00 for the total contract amount not to exceed $952,835.00 with AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center.
This modification is needed to provide additional funding for AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center for the provision of additional administrative funding for outpatient ambulatory and medical case management services for HIV-related medical care to persons living with HIV or AIDS in Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union counties. These services were advertised through vendor services (SA005137) in October, 2013 according to bidding requirements of the City Code.
This modification will increase the amount of the contract; other contract terms will remain the same. This additional funding need was not able to be foreseen because of the need to provide more staff time than expected for required reporting for this vendor. The modification amount was determined based on negotiations with the vendor. This ordinance will provide anticipated funding for the remainder of the contract period and it would be manifestly impractical to bid this contract for the remainder of the grant period ending February 28, 2015.
The contract compliance number for AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center is 800813109.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure sufficient funding is available to provide quality medical care to eligible persons living with HIV/AIDS, and to ensure timely payment to this provider.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds needed to modify and increase this contract with AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center are budgeted within the Health Department Grants Fund. Passage of this ordinance is contingent on passage of ordinance 0179-2015.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to modify and increase an existing contract for HIV-related outpatient ambulatory and medical case management services with AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center; to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $10,000.00 in additional funds are needed for the continued provision of HIV-related outpatient ambulatory and medical case management services for AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify and increase contract EL015629 with AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center for these services; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure so that timely payment of needed services can proceed without interruption; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify contract EL015629 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 to modify and increase contract EL015629 with AIDS Resource Center Ohio Medical Center, by adding an additional $10,000.00 to the contract for a new total contract amount not to exceed $952,835.00.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $10,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Health Department, Division 50-01, Grant 501419, OCA 501419, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3351.
SECTION 3. That this modification is in compliance with Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for 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 in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.