ORDINANCE NO. 240427
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Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Authorizing the Director of Health to enter into contracts with area health centers to include Children's Mercy Hospital, Northland Health Care Access, Swope Parkway Health Center, Kansas City CARE Clinic, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, and University Health, to provide primary health care services to uninsured residents in Kansas City, Missouri; authorizing the Director of Health to extend the term of the contracts or increase the total contract dollar amounts upon need and appropriation without further Council approval; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes contracts with various health centers and hospitals to provide primary health care services to uninsured residents; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance shall have an effective date of May 1, 2024; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY”
Section 1. That contracts between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting through its Director of Health, and Children's Mercy Hospital, Northland Health Care Access, Swope Parkway Health Center, Kansas City CARE Clinic, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, and University Health, for the provision of primary health care services to the City's uninsured residents for the period beginning May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025, to be paid from funds previously appropriated to the Health Levy accounts listed below, are hereby accepted and approved. Copies of these contracts, in substantial form, are on file with the Director of Health.
25-2330-512120-F Children's Mercy Hospital $ 525,300.00
25-2330-512135-F Northland Health Care Access 348,692.00
25-2330-512137-F Swope Parkway Health Center 1,784,167.00
25-2330-512138-F Kansas City CARE Clinic 565,916.00
25-2330-512139-F Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center 973,938.00
25-2330-512150-F Truman Medical Center/University Health 27,735,840.00
TOTAL $31,933,853.00
Section 2. That the Director is hereby authorized to extend the term of these contracts without further Council approval and that the Director is also hereby authorized to amend these contracts to increase the total contract dollar amounts contingent upon the need and availability of appropriated funds.
Section 3. That this Ordinance is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(B) of the City Charter in that it appropriates money, 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.
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Tammy L. Queen
Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Joseph A. Guarino
Senior Associate City Attorney