Explanation
Need: The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract with Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for psychological screening of new applicants that are to be hired for the next police recruit class.
Bid Information: The City of Columbus Civil Service Commission, acting by and through the Executive Director of Civil Service Commission, entered into an agreement with the Association for Psychotherapy on July 18, 2005. Each applicant screening costs $350.00.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so as to be able to pay for the screening of new recruits for the upcoming class that begins in December 2005.
Contract Compliance Number: 310893382
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this service was not budgeted in the Division of Police's General Fund budget, and was not budgeted in the Civil Service Commission's budget in 2005. Funding will have to come from existing Police General Funds. This expense was projected in the Division's second and third quarter financial reviews.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for The Division of Police for police applicant psychological screenings, to authorize the expenditure of $39,750.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($39,750.00).
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WHEREAS, The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract for psychological screening for new recruits; and
WHEREAS, The City of Columbus Civil Service Commission entered into an agreement with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for psychological screenings; and
WHEREAS, The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract for the screenings on the basis of the Civil Service Commission agreement; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to contract for the psychological screenings of new recruits, thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the purpose of administering psychological screenings for the Division of Police.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $39,750.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
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Section 3. 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.