Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation transfers General Funds within the Department of Development and authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify contract DL010878 with Community Research Partners. The modification will increase the amount of the contract by $80,000.00, from $119,585.00 to $199,585.00. The modification will allow Community Research Partners to provide an analysis and recommendation for action necessary to establish a Community Action Agency to serve the residents of Columbus. Community Research Partners will provide the necessary research, literature review, data analysis, develop public forums and stakeholder focus groups, provide needs analysis, review existing programs and service capacity, inventory funding opportunities and prepare a final report.
This legislation is presented as an emergency so that the research and development can begin immediately.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this expenditure ($80,000.00) are allocated from the 2005 General Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct a transfer of $11,000 within the Department of Development General Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with Community Research Partners to provide an analysis and recommendation for action necessary to establish a Community Action Agency to serve the residents of Columbus; to authorize the expenditure of $80,000 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($80,000)
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Whereas, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify contract DL010878 with Community Research Partners to increase the amount of the contract by $80,000.00; and
Whereas, a transfer of funds is necessary within the Department of Development General Fund to complete the contract modification; and
Whereas, Community Research Partners will provide the necessary research, literature review, data analysis, develop public forums and stakeholder focus groups, provide needs analysis, review existing programs and service capacity, inventory funding opportunities and prepare a final report; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer said funds and to modify the contract with Community Research Partners in order to preserve 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 City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $11,000
within the Department of Development, Division 44-01, General Fund, Fund 010, as follows:
FROM:
OJL One OJL Three OCA Amount
05 5513 440313 $11,000
TO:
OJL One OJL Three OCA Amount
03 3336 440307 $11,000
Section 2. That the Director of the Department of Development be and is hereby authorized to modify contract DL010878 with Community Research Partners by increasing the contract amount by $80,000.00 from $119,585.00 to $199,585.00, for the purpose of providing an analysis and recommendation for action necessary to establish a Community Action Agency to serve the residents of Columbus.
Section 3. That this modification is made pursuant to Section 329.13 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
Section 4. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $80,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Fund, Department of Development, Division No. 44-01, Fund No. 010, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA Code 440307.
Section 5. 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.