Explanation
BACKGROUND:
A. Need: The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract with Ohio State University for pre-employment physical examinations for applicants that are to be hired for the next police recruit class.
B. Bid Information: The City of Columbus Civil Service Commission, acting by and through the Executive Director of Civil Service Commission, enterd into an agreement with the Ohio State University. This agreement has a renewal clause that allows the contract to be in effect until December 31, 2004.
C. Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so as to be able to pay for the examinations for new recruits for the upcoming class that begins December 2004.
D. Contract Compliance Number: 316025986 (non-profit organization)
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this service was budgeted in Object Level 10 of the Division of Police's General Fund budget, and was not budgeted in the Civil Service Commission's budget in 2004.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with the Ohio State University for the Division of Police for pre-employment physical examinations, to authorize the expenditure of $33,131.50 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($33,131.50).
Body
WHEREAS, The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract for pre-employment physicals for new recruits; and
WHEREAS, The City of Columbus Civil Service Commission entered into an agreement with the Ohio State University for physical examinations; and
WHEREAS, The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract for pre-employment physicals on the basis of the Civil Service Commission agreement; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to contract for the pre-employment physicals of new recruits, thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with the Ohio State University for the purpose of administering pre-employment physicals for the Division of Police.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $33,131.50 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ LEV (1) OBJ LEV (3) OCA NO
30-03 010 03 3351 301572
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 if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.