DATE: 05/05/03	SUBJECT: FINAL READING ORDINANCE NO. 2003-O-100 Amending the City of Laredo FY 2002-2003 annual budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of $5,000 in additional funds from the Texas Association of Local Health Officials (TALHO) for the Bioterrorism Consequence Management/Automated Disease Surveillance Pilot Project of the City of Laredo Health Department for the period beginning January 1, 2003, through August 1, 2003.
INITIATED BY: Staff Source: Cynthia Collazo Hector F. Gonzalez, M.D., M.P.H. Asst. City Manager Health Director
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: On April 21, 2003, Council held public hearing introducing ordinance and instructed staff to proceed with final reading.
BACKGROUND: The intent of the Bioterrorism Consequence Management/Automated Disease Surveillance Pilot Project is to evaluate the ease of implementation and effectiveness of the software for automated disease surveillance, and/or consequence management. The project will provide assistance to physicians and other health care professionals in point-of-care diagnosis and management of patients who are possible or proven victims of biological agents and other infectious diseases; provide platform for syndromic surveillance and reciprocal communications with healthcare agencies, including common lexicon for signs, symptoms, demographics, laboratory and imaging date; provides a common lexicon, platform and connectivity for reciprocal communication among physicians, health departments and other agencies; automated reporting for Argus1 data to health departments, hospitals and other agencies; ongoing tracking and data analysis; compatible with medical records program/hospital systems/syndromic surveillance programs; National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) complaint. The purpose of this amendment is to include $5,000 that has been awarded in additional funds from the TALHO for the project.
FINANCIAL: The City of Laredo will receive $5,000 in additional funds for the Bioterrorism Consequence Management/Automated Disease Surveillance Pilot Project of the City of Laredo Health Department. The revenue account is 226-0000-323-4093 and expenditure account is 226-6095.
RECOMMENDATION:		STAFF: Recommends that Council approve ordinance.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2003-O-100

Amending the City of Laredo FY 2002-2003 annual budget by appropriating revenues and expenditures in the amount of $5,000 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDS from the Texas Association of Local Health Officials for the Bioterrorism Consequence Management/Automated Disease Surveillance Pilot Project of the City of Laredo Health Department for the period beginning January 1, 2003, through August 1, 2003.

WHEREAS, the Texas Association of Local Health Officials (TALHO) has contracted with the City of Laredo to provide public health services to residents of Laredo and Webb County through the City of Laredo Health Department, and

WHEREAS, the intent of the Bioterrorism Consequence Management/Automated Disease Surveillance Pilot Project is to evaluate the ease of implementation and effectiveness of the software for automated disease surveillance, and/or consequence management, and

WHEREAS, the pilot project will provide assistance to physicians and other health care professionals in point-of-care diagnosis and management of patients who are possible or proven victims of biological agents and other infectious diseases; provide platform for syndromic surveillance and reciprocal communications with healthcare agencies, including common lexicon for signs, symptoms, demographics, laboratory and imaging date; provides a common lexicon, platform and connectivity for reciprocal communication among physicians, health departments and other agencies; automated reporting for Argus1 data to health departments, hospitals and other agencies; ongoing tracking and data analysis; compatible with medical records program/hospital systems/syndromic surveillance programs; National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) complaint; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of this amendment is to include $5,000 that has been awarded in additional funds from the TALHO for the project.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAREDO THAT:

Section 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept the grant award as set forth by the Texas Association of Local Health Officials (TALHO).

Section 2: Revenue line item 226-0000-323-4093 is hereby increased from $45,000 to $50,000.

Section 3: Expenditure line item 226-6095 is hereby increased from $45,000 to $50,000.

Section 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized to amend the budget and to make transfers within the budget as allowable to meet the necessary costs to accomplish the scope of work for the project.

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR

ON THIS _________________ DAY OF ________________________, 2003.

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ELIZABETH G. FLORES

MAYOR

ATTEST:

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GUSTAVO GUEVARA, JR.

CITY SECRETARY

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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JAIME FLORES

CITY ATTORNEY