ORDINANCE NO. 120383
Authorizing the Director of
Health to enter into contracts with area health centers, Children's Mercy
Hospital, and Truman Medical Center to provide primary health care services for
indigent residents in Kansas City, Missouri; and declaring an emergency.
WHEREAS, this
ordinance authorizes contracts with various health centers to provide primary
health care for indigent residents; and
WHEREAS, this
ordinance should be declared an emergency measure within the provisions of
Section 503(a)(2) of the City Charter in that it relates to the immediate
preservation of the public health and is necessary to prevent a gap in services
and care; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
agreements between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting through its
Director of Health, and Kansas City Free Health Clinic, Northland Health Care
Access, Cabot Westside Clinic (Richard Cabot Club), Samuel U. Rodgers Health
Center, Swope Health Services, Children’s Mercy Hospital and Truman Medical
Center, acting through their Executive Directors, whereby these agencies will
provide primary care for the City's indigent residents for the period of May 1,
2012 through April 30, 2013, to be paid from funds previously appropriated to
the Health Levy accounts listed below, are hereby accepted and approved.
Copies of these agreements, in substantial form, are attached and made a part
hereof by reference.
13-2330-512138-F Kansas
City Free Health Clinic $ 508,600.00
13-2330-512135-F Northland
Health Care Access 272,502.00
13-2330-512136-F Cabot
Westside Clinic (Richard Cabot Club) 507,642.00
13-2330-512139-F Samuel
U. Rodgers Health Center 1,230,716.00
13-2330-512137-F Swope
Parkway Health Center 1,230,716.00
13-2330-512120-F Children’s
Mercy Hospital 1,199,507.00
13-2330-512150-F Truman
Medical Center 26,403,075.00
TOTAL $31,352,758.00
Section 2. That
this ordinance is declared an emergency measure within the provisions of
Section 503(a)(2) of the City Charter in that it relates to the immediate
preservation of the public health, and shall take effect in accordance with
that section.
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I hereby certify
that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the
appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash
balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund
from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby
incurred.
______________________________
Randall
J. Landes
Director
of Finance
Approved
as to form and legality:
______________________________
Joseph
Guarino
Assistant
City Attorney