City of Columbus - File #: 0015-2004

• File #: 0015-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/22/2003
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 2/9/2004
• Final action: 2/10/2004
• Title: To authorize the Department of Municipal Court Judges, through the Administrative/Presiding Judge to enter into the third year of a four-year contract with Asist Translation Services for provision of language interpreting services within the Municipal Court, to authorize the expenditure of $90,000.00 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency ($90,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/10/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
2/10/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/9/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
2/9/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
1/30/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2004	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/30/2004	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
1/30/2004	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/30/2004	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/29/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/29/2004	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/28/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/28/2004	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/28/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent
12/24/2003	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
12/23/2003	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval
12/23/2003	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/23/2003	1	MUNICRTJUDGES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
12/22/2003	1	MuniCrtJudges Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The Municipal Court Judges had experienced a tremendous surge in years 1999 - 2001 in the provision of language interpreters.  In lieu of contracting with multiple vendors, the court chose to formally bid those services, in November 2001.  The contract for language interpreting services was formally bid for four years, and the only responsive bidder to the specification set forth, was Asist Translation Services, Federal ID # 36-3249287.

EMERGENCY ACTION is requested in order to continue uninterruped services in the provision of language interpreters.

FISCAL IMPACT:  $90,000.00 has been allocated for this expenditure within our 2004 budget.

Title

To authorize the Department of Municipal Court Judges, through the Administrative/Presiding Judge to enter into the third year of a four-year contract with Asist Translation Services for provision of language interpreting services within the Municipal Court, to authorize the expenditure of $90,000.00 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency ($90,000.00).

Body

WHEREAS: the provision of language interpreting services at the Municipal Court Building located at 375 South High Street, is absolutely necessary for the smooth daily operation of the Municipal Court, pursuant to specifications addressed in Bid Proposal No. SA-000116-GLM and;

WHEREAS: it is necessary to authorize the Administrative/Presiding Judge to continue this language interpreting contract in order to streamline the ever-burdensome payment process, and;

WHEREAS: the bid specification allowed for the court to reserve the right to extend the resulting contract to the successful bidder, on a year-to-year basis, if agreeable by all parties to the contract, for years 2004 and 2005, and;

WHEREAS: an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Municipal Court Judges in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract for the preservation of the public health, peace, safety and welfare; now, therefore;

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

SECTION 1. That the Department of Municipal Court Judges, through the Administrative/Presiding Judge, be and is, hereby authorized to enter into the third year of a four year contract between the Municipal Court Judges and Asist Translation Services, for provision of language interpreting services within the Municipal Court.

SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $90,000 beginning February 1, 2004 to January 31, 2005 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is authorized to be expended from the General Fund, Fund 010, Department No. 25-01, OCA Code 250191, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3445 to pay the cost thereof.

SECTION 3. For the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is delcared to be en emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after passage if the mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.