Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Equitas Health in order to support the expansion of Equitas Health’s King-Lincoln Medical Center and Pharmacy, located at 750 E. Long Street, Columbus, Ohio. The health care center provides primary health care, dental care, behavioral health, healthcare navigation, case management, STI/HIV test-and-treat, and other services. As a federally-designated Community Health Center, all services are provided on a sliding fee scale. The full-service retail pharmacy is also open to the public.
The City is committing funds from the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget ($100,000.00).
Emergency legislation is necessary in order to provide funding for this campaign in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this project is included in the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget, Fund 7705 Public Safety Taxable Debt.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Equitas Health in order to support the expansion of the King-Lincoln Medical Center and Pharmacy, providing primary health care, dental care, behavioral health, healthcare navigation, case management, STI/HIV test-and-treat, and other services; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Public Safety Taxable Debt Fund; and to declare an emergency ($100,000.00).
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WHEREAS, the Board of Health desires to enter into a contract with Equitas Health in order to support the expansion of the King-Lincoln Medical Center and Pharmacy; and
WHEREAS, Equitas Health is a non-profit organization overseeing the expansion of the King-Lincoln Medical Center and Pharmacy; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Board of Health in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract with Equitas Health, for the 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 to enter into a contract with Equitas Health to assist in the support of the expansion of the King-Lincoln Medical Center and Pharmacy providing primary health care, dental care, behavioral health, healthcare navigation, case management, STI/HIV test-and-treat, and other services.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $100,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7705 (Public Safety Taxable Debt), Dept-Div 5001 (Health), Projects P500507-100000 (Health Centers - Equitas Health), object class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the contract awarded is in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to not-for-profit service contracts.
SECTION 4. 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 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Board of Health administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 7. That for the 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