Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. in order to allow payment for prior purchases of pharmaceuticals needed by the Columbus Public Health TB program. Ordinance No. 0687-2016 authorizing a PO with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. in the amount of $155,000.00 was approved on 4/11/16. Inadvertently, TB drugs were not included in that contract. Also inadvertently, the Health Division ordered these drugs without there being a contract for them. There was an immediate need to purchase the pharmaceuticals in order to maintain patient care.
In order to quickly reimburse the vendor for these invoices and avoid any future purchase delays, emergency action is hereby requested. The contract compliance number for Capital Wholesale Drug Co. is 314377882, which is effective through February 18, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies for this purchase order are budgeted in the Health Department Grants Fund for fiscal year 2016.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the purchase of pharmaceuticals already acquired by Columbus Public Health; to authorize the expenditure of $18,254.50 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($18,254.50)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has acquired pharmaceuticals for patients of its TB program; and,
WHEREAS, due to complications with the transition to the Dynamics AX system as well as delays with the vendor, it was necessary to purchase these pharmaceuticals for the treatment of TB without a valid contract; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to establish a purchase order with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. to quickly reimburse the vendor for these invoices and avoid any future purchase delays, for the 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 Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to establish a purchase order with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the payment for pharmaceuticals already acquired for patients and clients of Columbus Public Health.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $18,254.50 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, as follows:
Object Class Main Account Program Project No. Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Amount
02 62070 HE004 G501609 500110 HE36 n/a $18,254.50
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 the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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.