Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to contract with the Columbus Partnership for the CompeteColumbus project. The CompeteColumbus project is a partnership designed to develop and implement an economic development strategy for Central Ohio, focusing on business clusters. Funders include Nationwide Insurance, the Ohio State University, the Columbus Partnership, the Ohio Department of Development and the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is available from the Neighborhood Economic Development Fund.
Emergency action is requested so that an immediate payment can be made to the Columbus Partnership.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to contract with the Columbus Partnership for the CompeteColumbus project; to authorize the expenditure of $30,000 from the Neighborhood Economic Development Fund; and to declare an emergency ($30,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to contract with the Columbus Partnership for the CompeteColumbus project; and
WHEREAS, the CompeteColumbus project is a partnership designed to develop and implement an economic development strategy for Central Ohio, focusing on business clusters; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development that it is immediately necessary to authorize said contract and expenditure so that an immediate payment can be made to the Columbus Partnership, all for the immediate preservation of the 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 Development be and is hereby authorized to enter into contract with the Columbus Partnership for the CompeteColumbus project.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $30,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Department of Development, Economic Development Division, Division No. 44-02, Neighborhood Economic Development Fund, Fund 237, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA Code 495032.
Section 3. That this contract is awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
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.