Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Office of the Mayor to enter into a revenue contract with Franklin County Children Services in an amount equal to $100,000.00 for the time period July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018. This revenue contract will allow the continuance of CelebrateOne neighborhood level intervention work that addresses social determinants of health in the Linden community. This initiative has been implemented under the the Greater Columbus Infant Mortality Task Force with St. Stephens Community House.
This ordinance also authorizes the Office of the Mayor to increase and extend contract PO060071, with St. Stephen's Community House in the revenue contract amount of $100,000.00. This increases the total contract amount to $240,000.00 for a time period ending December 31, 2018 with St. Stephens Community House. This modification is needed to continue the work serving the Linden Community.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City’s accounting system as soon as possible and to ensure the work on reducing infant mortality is not interrupted.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract with St. Stephen’s is provided by the Franklin County Children Services revenue contract and is to be appropriated in Health's Grants Fund 2251.
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To authorize the Office of the Mayor to enter into a revenue contract in the amount of $100,000.00 with Franklin County Children Services to allow the continuance of CelebrateOne neighborhood level intervention work in the Linden community; to authorize the acceptance and appropriation to the Health Grants Fund; to modify and extend the contract term with St. Stephen’s Community House to allow continued Linden neighborhood intervention work for the reduction of infant mortality through December 30, 2018; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Health Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Office of the Mayor to enter into a revenue contract with Franklin County Children Services for $100,000.00 to allow the continuance of CelebrateOne neighborhood level intervention work that addresses social determinants of health in the Linden community and to accept and appropriate these funds; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify contract PO060071 with St. Stephen’s Community House by increasing the amount by $100,000.00 to continue the work serving the Linden Community, for a total contract not to exceed $240,000.00, and to extend the contract term for these services; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency with St. Stephen’s Community Center; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of the Mayor in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor's office to execute a revenue contract with Franklin County Children Services and modify contract PO060071 by extending the term and increasing the amount of $100,000 with St. Stephen’s Community House to provide continued CelebrateOne neighborhood level intervention services that addresses social determinants of health in the Linden community and to immediately appropriate these funds to the Office of the Mayor in Health's Grant Fund, 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 Office of the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a revenue contract for $100,000 with Franklin County Children Services for the period July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018.
SECTION 2. That the Office of the Mayor is hereby authorized to modify contract PO060071 with St. Stephen’s Community House by adding an additional $100,000 to the contract, for a new total contract not to exceed $240,000, and extending the therm through December 31, 2018.
SECTION 3. That from the unappropriated monies in the Health Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, Grant No. G501617 and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources during the twelve months ending December 30, 2018, the sum of an additional $100,000.00 is hereby appropriated and the expenditure authorized from the Office of the Mayor, Division No. 40-01, per the accounting codes attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 3 shall be paid upon the order of the Office of the Mayor, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 5. 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 6. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that this contract is property accounted for and recorded accurately on the City’s financial record. The City Auditor is authorized to make any changes to revise the funding source for any contract or contract modification associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 7. That for the 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.