Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify a contract with The Ohio State University to provide additional funding in the amount of $180,000.00 and to change the contract term through September 30, 2019 for a total contract amount not to exceed $421,300.00. This fourth modification is needed for continued formal education and certification to Community Health Workers as part of the deliverables in the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services (FCDJFS) grant and to meet the workforce and community engagement strategies of CelebrateOne.
Ordinance number 0015-2016, approved by City Council on January 21, 2016, authorized the Columbus Board of Health to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University in the amount of $69,000.00 to provide formal education and certification to Community Health Workers as part of the CelebrateOne Community Connector Corps Project for the period of February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017, PO005285. This contract was later modified by Ordinance 3381-2016 on January 26, 2017 to provide for an additional $72,000 and to adjust the contract term end date to December 31, 2017, PO046092. A second modification, Ordinance 2962-2017, authorized an additional amount of $71,300.00 through December 31, 2018, PO101427. A third modification, Ordinance 2971-2018, authorized an increase of $29,000.00, PO151879.
In 2018, more Franklin County babies lived to celebrate their first birthday and the infant mortality rate continued to drop across the populations. Infant mortality, or the death of a baby before his or her first birthday, is a key indicator of a community's overall well being (23% decrease in the infant mortality rate since 2011, from 9.6 to 7.5 per 1000 live births).
Formal bids were not solicited due to The Ohio State University's expertise to train and certify Community Health Workers and in accordance with provisions found in City Code 329.30. The Ohio State University College of ...
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