Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health and Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC), dba Primary One Health, have collaborated for several years to offer quality advanced practice nurse services. Under a revenue contract currently in place, Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., dba Primary One Health, will reimburse the Board of Health for the provision of these services, in an amount not to exceed $11,500.00, for the period of September 21, 2015 through February 29, 2016. This ordinance will authorize a modification and $5,600.00 increase of the current revenue contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., dba Primary One Health, and extend the time of the revenue contract to May 28, 2016.
Emergency action is requested to avoid any delays in providing program services and to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
FISCAL IMPACT: Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., dba Primary One Health, will reimburse the Board of Health for the services provided. The revenue from CNHC will be deposited into the Health Special Revenue Fund.
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To authorize the Board of Health to modify and increase a revenue contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC), dba Primary One Health, for the provision of advanced practice nurse services in an amount not to exceed $5,600.00, for the period through May 28, 2016; and to declare an emergency. ($5,600.00)
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WHEREAS, for several years the Board of Health and Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC), dba Primary One Health, have collaborated to offer quality advanced practice nurse services; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify and increase a revenue contract to allow for payment for these services; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify and increase a revenue contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC), dba Primary One Health, to avoid any delays in providing program services and to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible, all 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 a revenue contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC), dba Primary One Health, for the provision of advanced practice nurse services, in an amount not to exceed $5,600.00, for the period through May 28, 2016.
SECTION 2. 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.