Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health was awarded $789,335.00 in grant monies, Ordinance 1380-2017, from the Ohio Department of Health, originating from the Centers for Disease Control for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance 1380-2017 and is needed to authorize a contract with Franklin County Public Health for $191,373.28 for the time period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
The purpose of the contract is to maintain a Public Health Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response System in the event of bioterrorism activities in Central Ohio. This contract is necessary, per the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness proposal.
The Office of Emergency Preparedness writes and maintains the Columbus Public Health Emergency Response Plan. This Plan contains over 50 planning annexes such as infectious disease response and environmental health hazard response, and mitigation plans covering the Columbus and Worthington jurisdictions.
Emergency action is requested to facilitate and expedite the Franklin County component of maintaining a public health emergency preparedness response plan in Central Ohio by the grant start date of July 1, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant budget provides $191,373.28 for a contract with Franklin County Public Health. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance 1380-2017.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into contract with Franklin County Public Health for emergency preparedness activities; to authorize the expenditure of $191,373.28 from the Health Department Grants Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($191,373.28)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health was awarded $789,335.00 in grant monies, Ordinance 1380-2017, from the Ohio Department of Health, originating from the Centers for Disease Control for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance 1380-2018; the passage of that ordinance provides funding for this contract which totals $191,373.28; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Board of Health to contract with Franklin County Public Health for emergency preparedness activities and is necessary per the requirements of the Ohio Department of Health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness proposal; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize this contract to maintain a public health preparedness response plan in Central Ohio and to meet deliverables required by the grant start date of July 1, 2017, 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 and directed to enter into contract with Franklin County Public Health for emergency preparedness activities for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contract the expenditure of $191,373.28 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, Department No. 50 per accounting codes attached to this ordinance.
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 for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.