Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus City Council has legislated twice this year to provide financial support for Latino Heritage Month programming, first through Ordinance 0352-2025 and then through Ordinance 1245-2025. Since the City Clerk was authorized to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with Asociacion de Escritores de Ohio, an additional $10,000.00 was identified by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. This additional funding is added to the original contract through a contract modification, as authorized by this legislation. The purpose of this funding is to provide up-front funding to Asociacion de Escritores de Ohio. The purchase of food and beverages with money expended under this ordinance is prohibited.
When the initial two ordinances to provide funding for this event were passed, no further City funding had been identified as available to support Latino Heritage Month. Since then, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion has identified $10,000.00. Competitive bidding requirements did not apply to this event because Asociacion de Escritores de Ohio is a nonprofit entity that is serving as a fiscal manager for the City's Latino Heritage Month funding. In this way, it is impractical to establish another contract.
This ordinance also authorizes a contract extension from November 30th, 2025 to January 30th, 2026.
REASON FOR EMERGENCY: Latino Heritage Month runs from mid-September to mid-October, and programming is already well underway. Asociacion de Escritores de Ohio needs the additional funds up front to ensure that all programming associated with Latino Heritage Month is financially supported in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available in the General Fund.
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To authorize the City Clerk to modify and extend a not-for-profit service contract with Asociacion de Escritores de Ohio to add funding to the contract; to authorize an expenditure from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
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