Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to enter into contract with Columbus State Community College in support of the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Ohio Small Business Development Center is a public/private partnership supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Ohio Development Services Agency, Columbus State Community College, the City of Columbus, and other local partners. As part of America’s SBDC National Network, comprised of over 1,000 centers across the United States including 28 in Ohio, the SBDC provides a variety of services to address the needs of the emerging and small business community.
SBDC also offers the SBDC Latino Center, which facilitates economic development and integration of the Spanish-speaking population into the community by providing Latino entrepreneurs with business counseling, education, information, and the tools necessary to build successful businesses and create sustainable economic growth and employment in the City of Columbus.
FISCAL IMPACT: $10,001 has been allocated from the 2017 general fund budget
Emergency action is requested to allow the Small Business Development Center of Columbus State Community College to continue to provide uninterrupted services to the small business community.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into contract with Columbus State Community College, Small Business Development Center, for providing services to the small business community; to authorize the expenditure of $10,001.00; and to declare an emergency. ($10,001.00).
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of Columbus State Community College is a public/private partnership supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Ohio Development Services Agency, Columbus State Community College, the City of Columbus, and other local partners; and
WHEREAS, the SBDC provides a variety of services that address the needs of the emerging and small business community; and
WHEREAS, the SBDC program also has an SBDC specialty program called the Ohio SBDC Latino Center; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio SBDC Latino Center facilitates economic development and integration of the Spanish speaking population into the community by providing Latino entrepreneurs with business counseling, education, information, and the tools necessary to build successful businesses and create sustainable economic growth and employment in the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus desires to enter into contract with the SBDC of Columbus State Community College to allow it to continue to provide services to the emerging and small business community; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with the Small Business Development Center of Columbus State Community College, all for the immediate preservation of 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 Director of Development is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with Columbus State Community College, Small Business Development Center, for the purpose of providing programs and services for small and emerging businesses.
SECTION 2. That for the purposes stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $10,001 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized in fund 1000 general fund in Object Class 03 Contractual Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That this contract is awarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to not-for-profit service contracts.
SECTION 4. 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 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 the passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.