Explanation
BACKGROUND: In order to effectively manage patients of the Columbus Public Health Sexual Health Clinic, it is necessary to provide specialized physician services. This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, in the amount of $62,400.00. The contract compliance number is 311369596. This contractor is a nonprofit organization and is exempt from certification.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide continued specialized physician services for patients of the Columbus Public Health Sexual Health Clinic.
FISCAL IMPACT: $62,400.00 is budgeted in the Health Special Revenue Fund for physician services for the Columbus Public Health Sexual Health Clinic. This ordinance is contingent on Ordinance No. 2887-2015.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, for physician services for the CPH Sexual Health Clinic, to authorize the expenditure of $62,400.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay the costs thereof, and to declare an emergency. ($62,400.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a need for specialized physician services to manage patients of the Columbus Public Health Sexual Health Clinic; and,
WHEREAS, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, can provide physicians who have the expertise required to manage patients of the Columbus Public Health Sexual Health Clinic; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure continuity of services for patients of the Columbus Public Health Sexual Health Clinic; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to contract with OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, for specialized physician services 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 t...
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