Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department Technology (DoT), on behalf of the City of Columbus, to enter into a revenue contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners (FCBOC) for media services provided by DoT’s Columbus Television (CTV) Media Services Office. DoT projects that CTV will provide FCBOC approximately 216 hours of media service time per year, at hourly rates of $134.82 and $138.86 for 2023 and 2024, respectively. The term of this revenue contract is two years, beginning on January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2024. During this two-year period, the City of Columbus will be reimbursed up to $59,114.88 for services provided, including:
Pre-production services (City Hall/CTV Studios)
• Preset camera shots
• Live Stream Setup
• Creating and loading graphics
Production services (City Hall/CTV Studios)
• Recording FCBOC meetings and/or hearings
Post-production services (City Hall/CTV Studios)
• Editing
• Scheduling
• Creating and uploading .WAV and .AVI files for Franklin County’s website
• File maintenance
This contract was last authorized by Ordinance 2898-2021, passed on December 6, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT
Passage of this ordinance will authorize the reimbursement of up to $59,114.88 by Franklin County Board of Commissioners to the City of Columbus over a two-year period. The funds will be deposited to the Information Services operating fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a two-year revenue contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for weekly media services provided by the City of Columbus Television, Media Services Office; and to authorize the reimbursement of up to $59,114.88 by Franklin County Board of Commissioners, over a two-year period, to the City of Columbus for said services. ($59,114.88)
Body
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners has a need for Media Services' cable coverage of their regular weekly meetings and similar production services for coverage of the Franklin County Budget Hearings, as determined by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners' Public Affairs Division; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Technology, on behalf of the City of Columbus, has identified approximately 216 hours per year, for a two-year period, of Media Service time, inclusive of similar production services for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners at hourly rates of $134.82 and $138.86 for 2023 and 2024, respectively; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to reimburse the City of Columbus up to a total of $59,114.88 for the above-described services over a two-year period, beginning on January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, this contract was most recently authorized by Ordinance No. 2898-2021 on December 6, 2021; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a revenue contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for media services to be provided at the earliest possible date, for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1: That the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the City of Columbus, is authorized to enter into a revenue contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to provide weekly media services to be billed on a monthly basis for a two-year coverage period, from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024 for which it will be reimbursed for services provided up to $59,114.88.
SECTION 2: That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.