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 and dental services at community-based health centers from January 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020. Ordinance 2811-2020, approved by City Council on December 14, 2020 extended the contract term until July 1, 2021. The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Board of Health to modify and extend the contract term until September 30, 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 September 30, 2021; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify by extending, contract PO222952 with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (dba PrimaryOne Health) through December 31; 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 NOW, THEREFORE,
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 Hea...
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