Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a grant agreement with GroundWork Group, Inc. (GWg) for the GWg High Impact Business and Technology Review Program. This ordinance appropriates $7,000.00 from the Community Technology Grant Fund to the Department of Technology and authorizes the expenditure of these funds by directing the Director of the Department of Technology to provide grant assistance to GroundWork Group, Inc. for $7,000.00 for the purpose of providing funding for its GWg High Impact Business and Technology Review Program for community non-profit service agencies.
This legislation authorizes the 501c3 non-profit agency, GroundWork Group, Inc., 1880 Mackenzie Drive, Suite # 207, Columbus, Ohio 43220-2956 to administer and fund a technology review program, specifically the GWg Continium of Technology Maturity Program (GWg CTM) for its member non-profit organizations. GroundWork Group's goals for the GWg High Impact Business and Technology Review Program are to assist member organizations to systematically review all their business functions and develop strategies to further enhance their business functions through the effective utilization of technology. By assisting these agencies GroundWork Group, Inc. partners with the City in supporting the technology goals of the non-profit community. GroundWork Group's various member organizations provide critical and direct services to the neighborhoods of the City of Columbus and include non-profits such as: the YWCA, St. Stephens Community House, Columbus Shelter Board, Columbus Urban League, Community Connections, Godman Guild, and CODA to name a few. GroundWork Group's GWg High Impact Business and Technology Review Program will help these organizations directly.
This grant fund was established with the passage of Ordinance 0722-2006 on April 27, 2006, and allows for the funds to be utilized for community-based technology projects as determined by the Director of the Department of Technology and approved by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT:
In 2007, the Department of Technology legislated $25,000.00 (Ord. # 2024-2007) with the GroundWork Group, Inc. for a grant agreement. For years 2008 and 2009 there were no grant agreement/expenditures with the GroundWork Group, Inc. This year, a total of $7,000.00 has been identified to allocate for this grant bringing the aggregate contract total to $32,000.00. Funding for this grant agreement, in the amount of $7,000.00 is available within the Community Technology Grant Fund for program development, administration and service delivery efforts for a one-year period.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency designation is being requested to immediately facilitate this agreement in order to maximize the benefits to the non-profit community social service agencies.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Vendor Name: GroundWork Group, Inc. CC#FID#: 59-3808297 Expires: (Not Applicable) Non-Profit Organization
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a grant agreement with GroundWork Group, Inc. (GWg) for the GWg High Impact Business and Technology Review Program; and to authorize the fund appropriation and expenditure of $7,000.00 from the Department of Technology Community Technology Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($7,000.00)
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of The Department of Technology to enter into a grant agreement with GroundWork Group, Inc. for the GWg High Impact Business and Technology Review Program; and
WHEREAS, GroundWork Group, Inc. was formed to provide information management and technology assistance to non-profit agencies in the Central Ohio Area; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Technology requests to appropriate and expend $7,000.00 from the Community Technology Grant Fund to provide assistance to the aforementioned non-profit agency for program administration and technology assistance; and
WHEREAS, this expenditure of $7,000.00 is available within the Community Technology Grant Fund; and
WHEREAS, GroundWork Group's goals for the GWg High Impact Business and Technology Review Program are to assist member organizations to systematically review all their business functions and develop strategies to further enhance their business functions through the effective utilization of technology; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation in that it is immediately necessary for the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a grant agreement with GroundWork Group, Inc. for the GWg High Impact Business and Technology Review Program and to support daily operational activities, for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Technology is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with GroundWork Group, Inc. for the GWg High Impact Business and Technology Review Program in the amount of $7,000.00.
SECTION 2: That the fund appropriation and expenditure of $7,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from:
Div.:47-01| Fund: 291|Grant: 447291| OCA Code: 447291| Obj. Level 1: 03| Obj. Level 3: 3337| Amount: $7,000.00.
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contract and agreement modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.