Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a contract with Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing, for marketing and community outreach services related to pay equity legislation passed by City Council in March 2023.
This contract agreement was authorized by formal bid solicitation RFQ024928, which received 5 responses.
Sky Nile Consulting LLC ($75,000.00)
Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing ($75,000.00)
LA-Ink Publishing ($75,000.00)
Experience Management Institute ($74,759.00)
The Mark Seven, LLC, dba Common ($75,000.00)
The City Clerk selected Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing as the best responsive bidder.
In March 2023, Columbus City Council passed legislation that prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their previous salary or wages. The legislation will go into effect in March of 2024. To support employers, and to communicate this new law to both job-seekers and to employers, the Columbus City Council sought the support of a marketing and outreach professional to develop an outreach campaign. The campaign will provide businesses and individual applicants an understanding of the impacts of pay equity legislation and will include partnering with current HR experts to develop a toolkit useful for impacted employers.
The total cost associated with this ordinance is $75,000.00 for the above-described purpose.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funds for this expenditure are available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency designation is being requested to expedite authorization in order to initiate services from this vendor as soon as possible to begin the development of the marketing materials in time to reach employers well in advance of the pay equity legislation going into effect.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into contract with Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing, for marketing and community outreach services; to authorize an ap...
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