Explanation
Columbus Public Health has accumulated surplus medical equipment for which it no longer has a use. This equipment, which consists of one Colposcope and twenty blood pressure cuffs, is not functionally useful for any city purpose and is of de minimis value. As a result, the Board of Health is seeking permission to donate this equipment to Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. Because this equipment is of de minimus value on the open market, the Board of Health is requesting that relevant provisions of Chapter 329 pertaining to the sale of city-owned personal property be waived.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to donate medical equipment to Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.; to waive relevant provisions of the Columbus City Codes pertaining to the sale of city-owned personal property; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health is in possession of one Colposcope and twenty blood pressure cuffs that are no longer being used by Columbus Public Health; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that this equipment is no longer functionally useful for any city purpose; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health would like to donate this equipment to Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., and organization that has expressed interest in and a need for the equipment; and
WHEREAS, for the reasons articulated above, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to dispose of this medical equipment in this manner and waive relevant provisions of the Columbus City Codes, which governs the sale of city-owned personal property; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to donate this equipment to Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. and to waive Section 329.34 of the Columbus City Codes, so that this organization has access to this equipment at the earliest possible date, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is authorized and directed to donate one Colposcope and twenty blood pressure cuffs to Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., Federal Tax ID #311533908.
SECTION 2. That for good cause shown, the relevant provisions of the Columbus City Codes, governing the sale of city-owned personal property are hereby waived.
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 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.