Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health contracts Pharmacy Services from Pharmacy People, Inc. This contract provides pharmacist and pharmacist tech services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic (TB) at Columbus Public Health.
This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with Pharmacy People, Inc for additional pharmacist and pharmacist tech services for the CPH TB Clinic for the period of February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019 in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, for a new total contract amount of $47,160.00.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide continued pharmacist and pharmacist tech services for the CPH TB Clinic.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this expenditure is budgeted in the Health Department Grants Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with Pharmacy People, Inc for the provision of additional pharmacist and pharmacist tech services for the CPH TB Clinic for the period of February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019; to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Board of Health has a need to modify an existing contract with Pharmacy People, Inc to provide additional pharmacist and pharmacist tech services for the Columbus Public Health TB Clinic for the period of February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Pharmacy People, Inc has the expertise to provide pharmacist and pharmacist tech services to patients in the CPH TB Clinic; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to authorize the Board to modify an existing contract with Pharmacy People, Inc for the public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure continuity of services for clients of CPH TB Clinic; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary ...
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