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A resolution approving amendment one to a contract between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, and the State of Tennessee, Department of Health, to provide for the administering of environmental health programs.
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WHEREAS, Metropolitan Charter Section 10.104 provides that the Board of Health has the duty to contract for such services as will further the program and policies of the board, subject to confirmation by Resolution of Council; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. RS2022-1624 approved a contract between the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, and the Tennessee Department of Health, to provide for the administering of Environmental Health Programs; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the contract to reduce the maximum liability under the contract to $3,415,000, a copy of which amendment one is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this amendment one be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment one to the contract by and between the State of Tennessee, Department of Health, and the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the administering of environmental health programs, a copy of which amendment one is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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Analysis
This resolution approves the first amendment to a contract between the Metropolitan Board of Health and the Tennessee Department of Health to provide for the administering of Environmental Health Programs, previously approved pursuant to Resolution No. RS2022-1624.
Section 10.104(8) of the Metro Charter requires the Board of Health to contract for services that would further the program and policies of the Board. Contracts and amendments to those contracts such as the one now under consideration must be confirmed by a resolution of the Council.
Pursuant to the original contract, Metro provides the inspections of hotels, food service establishments, public swimming pools, bed and breakfast establishments, tattoo studios, body piercing establishments, organized camps, childcare centers, group homes, and juvenile institutions. Metro also provides the permitting and collection of these establishments and the enforcement of relevant state laws. The term of this contract began July 1, 2022, and extends for a period of 60 months. The total value of the contract over the 60-month term was $4,000,000. The Tennessee Department of Health paid Metro $800,000 in Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024 to administer these programs.
The resolution under consideration amends the contract to reduce the total value of the contract from $4,000,000 to $3,415,000. No other changes would be made to the terms of the contract. Based on this reduction, Metro would be paid up to $605,000 in Fiscal Years 2025, 2026, and 2027.