Explanation
Background: This ordinance is to authorize the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to reserve and encumber funds to enter into one or more contracts in an amount totaling up to $172,114.65 to support the division’s availability study. The work performed through these contracts will provide essential business data and meaningful insights. Findings from the availability study will inform policy decisions and help expand access to City opportunities.
By way of this ordinance, the director seeks to reserve and encumber the planned funds from the 2025 operating budget to enter into one or more contracts for the services mentioned above with to-be-determined contractors. The division is currently engaged in the Request for Proposal process per Columbus City Code Chapter 329, but the process will not be completed before City Council’s last meeting in 2025. It is estimated that the contract(s) with the selected vendor(s) will be legislated, if required, and executed in the first quarter of 2026.
Fiscal Impact: $172,114.65 has been planned and is available within the Administration Division’s General Fund budget.
Emergency: This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to prevent delays to the division’s availability study and to utilize the 2025 General Funds in which these contracts were budgeted.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to reserve and encumber funds for one or more service contracts in an amount totaling up to $172,114.65 with to-be-determined firms; to authorize the expenditure of up to $172,114.65 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($172,114.65)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion seeks to enter into one or more service contracts to support the division’s availability study; and
WHEREAS, the division is currently engaged in the Request for Proposal process per Columbus City Code Chapter 329, but the process will not be completed, bef...
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