Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance number 2945-2015, approved by City Council on December 7, 2015, authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with St. Stephen’s Community House in the amount of $40,000.00 to lead the CelebrateOne neighborhood level intervention work that addresses social determinants of health and infant mortality in the Linden community for the period of December 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
This ordinance is needed to increase and extend contract EL017776 in the amount of $100,000.00 for the total contract amount not to exceed $140,000.00 for a time period ending June 30, 2017 with St. Stephen’s Community House. This modification is needed to continue the work in the Linden community.
Every year in Franklin County, approximately 150 babies die before their first birthday. While national infant mortality rates are decreasing, in 2014, Ohio ranked 12th worst in the nation for overall infant mortality. Infant Mortality in Franklin County January-August, 2016, we have had 116 babies die, 16 related to sleep-related infant deaths (13.8%).
St. Stephen’s Community House (Contract Compliance No. 314379568) is a nonprofit organization and therefore exempt from Contract Compliance certification.
Emergency action is requested for this contract modification in order to ensure that the work on reducing infant mortality is not interrupted.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds needed to modify this contract with St. Stephen’s Community House are budgeted within the Health Department Grants Fund.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to modify by increasing and extending an existing contract with St. Stephen’s Community House to allow continued work in the reduction of infant mortality in the Linden community through June 30, 2017; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $100,000.00 in additional funds are needed for the...
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