Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has collaborated with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office to offer chlamydia and gonorrhea lab testing services. It is necessary to enter into a revenue contract to provide the foundation for these lab testing services. Under this revenue contract, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office will reimburse the Board of Health for the provision of chlamydia and gonorrhea lab testing services, for the period of January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure the timely establishment of this contract for testing services.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Franklin County Sheriff's Office will reimburse the Board of Health for costs related to the services provided for the lab testing. The revenue will be deposited into the Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a revenue contract with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office for the provision of lab testing services in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a revenue contract to offer quality lab testing services to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office; and,
WHEREAS, under this revenue contract, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office will reimburse the Board of Health for the provision of chlamydia and gonorrhea lab testing services; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into this revenue contract to provide the foundation for these lab testing services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to establish a revenue contract with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, for laboratory testing 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 the Board of Health is hereby authoriz...
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