Explanation
Need: The Civil Service Commission needs to modify and increase the maximum authorized expenditure in the contract with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the psychological screening of police officer applicants to be hired by the Division of Police in the class scheduled for the police academy for July 2008.
Bid Information: In 2005, the City of Columbus Civil Service Commission, acting by and through the Executive Director of Civil Service Commission, entered into an agreement with the Association for Psychotherapy Inc. The contract was funded with monies from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police budget.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to modify the contract with the Association for Psychotherapy and increase the maximum authorized expenditure. This will enable the Division of Police to schedule the screening of police officer applicants immediately.
Contract Compliance Number: 311441549, expires 11/09/2009.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this service was budgeted in the Civil Service Commission's General Fund budget.
Title
To authorize and direct the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission to modify and increase the contract with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the psychological screening of police officer applicants, and to authorize the expenditure of $27,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency ($27,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, in 2007, the City of Columbus Civil Service Commission entered into an agreement with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for psychological screenings; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to modify said agreement; and
WHEREAS an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Civil Service Commission, in that it is immediately necessary to schedule police officer applicant psychological screenings in preparation for the police academy class beginning in July 2008, and 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 Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission be and is hereby authorized to modify the contract with Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the purpose of administering psychological screenings to police officer applicants for the Division of Police.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $27,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
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27-01 010 03 3336 270108
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.