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A resolution approving 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.
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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, the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, wishes to contract with the Tennessee Department of Health, to provide for the administering of Environmental Health Programs; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this contract be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the contract by and between the Tennessee Department of Health and the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide for the administering of Environmental Health Programs, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
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.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution approves a contract between the Metropolitan Board of Health and the Tennessee Department of Health to provide for the administering of Environmental Health Programs.
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 such as the one now under
consideration must be confirmed by a resolution of the Council.
Pursuant to this contract, Metro will provide 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 would also provide the permitting and collection of these establishments and the enforcement of relevant state laws. The term of this contract begins July 1, 2022 and extends for a period of 60 months.
Fiscal Note: The Tennessee Department of Health will pay Metro in the amount of $800,000 annually to provide for the administering of Environmental Health Programs. The total value of this contract is $4,000,000.