Explanation
The City of Columbus Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire needs to modify existing contracts with vendors associated with the City’s Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team (RREACT). RREACT is an innovative outreach service operated by the Division of Fire to actively address the opioid crisis negatively impacting far too many Columbus residents. RREACT outreach includes firefighters/paramedics, Crisis Intervention Team certified peace officers, a substance use case manager, a registered SUD nurse, a family case manager, and a trauma specialist. RREACT proactively connects and builds relationships with opioid users to 1) forge treatment and recovery pathways for users, and 2) provide multi-sector social service navigation and trauma counseling for children and other caregivers in the home. This multi-disciplinary outreach team goes directly into communities to connect with individuals who survive overdose (after Narcan© administration) but then refuse EMS transport to the emergency room. At these follow up meetings, team members assess immediate health needs, provide resource referrals, and create opportunities for users and family/household members to link with harm reduction supplies, treatment programs, trauma services, and social benefit supports.
This ordinance authorizes the Department of Public Safety on behalf of the Division of Fire to modify RREACT Case Management service contracts with Columbus Neighborhood Health Center dba Primary One in the amount of $48,669.77 and Alina Sharafutdinova in the amount of $50,000.00; this ordinance also authorizes the City Auditor to transfer funds between object levels for CDC Grant Project G342000 in the amount of $48,669.77 to match expenditures with appropriation.
EMERGENCY ACTION: This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so these important program services can continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $98,669.77 from the Gene...
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