Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0368-2020, approved by City Council on February 24th, 2020, authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (dba PrimaryOne Health) to provide primary health care at community-based health centers from January 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020. The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Board of Health to modify and extend the contract term until July 1, 2021.
Emergency action is requested for this contract in order to ensure Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (dba PrimaryOne Health) continues to provide evidence based home visiting services to the residents in Columbus.
FISCAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact with this modification.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to modify and extend the contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., (dba PrimaryOne Health) for evidence based home visiting program services until July 1, 2021; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify, by extending, contract PO222952 with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (dba PrimaryOne Health) through July 1, 2021; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure so that timely services can proceed without interruption; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Board to modify and extend the contract for with Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, dba PrimaryOne Health for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; and
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to modify, by extending, contract PO222952 with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (dba PrimaryOne Health) through July 1, 2021.
SECTION 2. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed ...
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