Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission for support of The Collective at Wasserman (The Collective). The Greater Columbus Sports Commission is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to rally Columbus to compete and win sporting events, providing a singular athlete and fan experience and positively impacting image, economy, and lifestyle. This mission closely aligns with that of The Collective, which is dedicated to advancing the power of women through sport, music, and entertainment.
The Collective will work to understand the existing position that women hold in our community - from C-Suite to Stay-at-Home mothers - so that together our community can craft a viable path to achieve more opportunity and more equity through the power of sport. The Collective will develop a new point-of-view platform as well as long-term strategic plans regarding women-centered programs and initiatives. This will involve extensive custom research, program development, and program delivery to advance opportunity and equity for women in our community.
This contract is awarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of Columbus City Code Section 329.30 relating to awarding not-for-profit service contracts. The services provided cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current staffing capacity to provide.
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested so that necessary research, as well as program development and delivery can commence as quickly as possible.
Greater Columbus Sports Commission, Vendor# 006014, FID# 31-4153118, CC-006014
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $160,000.00 from the General Fund to the Greater Columbus Sports Commission for support of the Collective at Wasserman.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a not-for profit service contract with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission in support of The Collective at Wasserman; to authorize the transfer of $160,000.00 within the General Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $160,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($160,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus understands the positive economic and cultural impact that comes from advancing opportunity and equity for women in our community.; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Columbus Sports Commission is a non-profit organization with a mission is to provide singular athlete and fan experiences that positively impact image, economy, and lifestyle; and
WHEREAS, The Collective at Wasserman is dedicated to advancing the power of women through sport, music, and entertainment; and
WHEREAS, The Collective will work to understand the existing position that women hold in our community - from C-Suite to Stay-at-Home mothers - so that together our community can craft a viable path to achieve more opportunity and more equity through the power of sport; and
WHEREAS, this contract is awarded pursuant to provisions relating to non-profit services of City Code Section 329.30; and
WHEREAS, the services provided cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current staffing capacity to provide; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into contract to have funding available for necessary expenditures due to the time sensitivity of research, program development and delivery, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission in support of The Collective at Wasserman, which will provide involve extensive custom research, program development, and program delivery to advance opportunity and equity for women in our community.
SECTION 2. That the transfer of $160,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed in regard to the action authorized in Section 1, is hereby authorized within the General Fund 1000, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
See Attached File: Ord 1252-2024 Legislation Template.xls
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $160,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed in regard to the action authorized in Section 1, is hereby authorized from the General Fund 1000, in object class 03 Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
See Attached File: Ord 1252-2024 Legislation Template.xls
SECTION 4. That the monies in the foregoing Sections shall be paid upon order of the Director of Finance and Management, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 5. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 7. That this contract is awarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of Columbus City Code Section 329.30 relating to awarding not-for-profit service contracts.
SECTION 8. 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.