Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Office of the Mayor to modify two contracts by extending the contract term end dates. These modifications are needed for continued neighborhood interventions in the Near South and Near East neighborhoods.
The Near East Intervention is led by Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus, Formerly Access Health Columbus- PO060391 and the Near South Intervention by Community Development for All People.- PO060506. Both agencies convene community partners to contribute to a work plan to address social, economic, and /or health factors that contribute to the reduction of the infant mortality rate in their neighborhood.
Emergency action is requested for these contract modifications in order to ensure that the work on reducing infant mortality is not interrupted.
Healthcare Collaborative: 51-0426050
Community Development for All People: 51-0476886
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional funds are being requested.
Title
To authorize the Office of the Mayor to modify and extend contracts with Community Development for All People and the Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus respectively, to provide continued neighborhood interventions for the reduction of infant mortality in the Near East and Near South neighborhoods; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to extend the contracts with Healthcare Collaborative and Community Development for All People to continue their neighborhood interventions so that each neighborhood intervention can impact the social determinants of health by CelebrateOne and the work group; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of the Mayor in that it is immediately necessary to modify and extend contracts with Community Development for All People and the Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus respectively, to provide for continued programs to reduce infant mortality without interruption, all 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 modify by extending two current contracts as follows:
Contract End Date
Community Development for All People PO060506 2/15/2018
Healthcare Collaborative of Greater Columbus PO060391 12/31/2018
SECTION 2. That this modification is in compliance with Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code.
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 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 modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That for 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.