Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Mayor of the City of Columbus to enter into a supplemental agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation that details both the City's and COWIC's responsibilities regarding employee funding for the workforce investment program. This agreement will be in force from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. As part of this agreement the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation (COWIC) agrees to reimburse the City of Columbus for one half of the salary and fringe benefits of a City employee that is assigned to the Franklin County, Ohio, One Stop Operation, in an amount not to exceed the rate of $41,286 per year.
Emergency action is requested to allow the City of Columbus to enter into the agreement with the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No city funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to enter into a supplemental agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has established the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and charged the State of Ohio with the establishment of Workforce Investment Boards (WIB) to oversee the operation of the WIA in 19 local workforce investments areas throughout the State as determined by the Governor; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County and the Mayor of the City of Columbus, as the chief elected officials representing Franklin County, Ohio and the City of Columbus, Ohio, respectively, have formed a local service area (LSA) consisting of the City of Columbus, Ohio and Franklin County, Ohio, (the LSA); and
WHEREAS, the County Commissioners and the Mayor have designated the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation (COWIC) as the entity responsible for administering and overseeing the workforce investment program for the LSA pursuant to the Workforce Development Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation desire to enter into an agreement to significantly strengthen the coordination between workforce development activities and economic development activities in the City of Columbus to enhance job opportunities for WIA eligible residents and to provide a competent workforce to aid in the expansion of employers' business opportunities; and
WHEREAS, As part of this agreement the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation (COWIC) agrees to reimburse the City of Columbus for one half of the salary and fringe benefits of a City employee that is assigned to the Franklin County, Ohio, One Stop Operation, in an amount not to exceed the rate of $41,286 per year; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary to allow the agreement between the City of Columbus and the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation to go into effect in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation 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 Mayor of the City of Columbus is authorized to enter into a supplemental agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation which details both the City's and COWIC's responsibilities regarding employee funding for the workforce investment program.
Section 2. That the revenue received through this agreement will be deposited in the City of Columbus, General Fund.
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 of the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.