Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health was awarded $1,072,888.00 in grant monies, via Ordinance 1456-2015, from the Ohio Department of Health, originating from the Centers for Disease Control for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance 1456-2015 and is needed to authorize a contract with Franklin County Public Health for $296,500.96 for the time period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
The purpose of the contract is to maintain a Public Health Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response System in the event of bioterrorism activities in central Ohio. This contract is necessary, per the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness proposal.
Emergency action is requested to facilitate and expedite the Franklin County component of maintaining a public health emergency preparedness response plan in central Ohio by the grant start date of July 1, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant budget provides $296,500.96 for a contract with Franklin County Public Health. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance 1456-2015.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into contract with Franklin County Public Health for emergency preparedness activities; to authorize the expenditure of $296,500.96 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($296,500.96)
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WHEREAS, Franklin County Public Health will maintain a public health emergency preparedness structure; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health was awarded $1,072,888.00 in grant monies, via Ordinance 1456-2015, from the Ohio Department of Health, originating from the Centers for Disease Control for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance 1456-2015; the passage of that ordinance provides funding for this contract which totals $296,500.96; and
WHEREAS, this contract is with Franklin County Public Health for emergency preparedness activities and is necessary, per the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness proposal; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize this contract to maintain a public health preparedness response plan in central Ohio and to meet deliverables required by the grant start date of July 1, 2015 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 Franklin County Public Health for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contract the expenditure of $296,500.96 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Department No. 50, Grant Number 501530, OCA 501530, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.