Explanation
BACKGROUND:
It is crucial that the City of Columbus continue to attract and retain a strong local government workforce that is properly trained, educated and engaged in the local community, and ready to assume the administrative, legislative and policy positions within local government. The creation of the Columbus Legislative Internship Program (or CLIP) is another step the City is taking to help achieve this critical goal.
This legislation authorizes the City Clerk to enter into contract with the Ohio State University Research Foundation. The contract will provide $64,094.00 from the General Fund to support the Columbus Legislative Internship Program. This effort sponsors graduate student interns from the OSU John Glenn School of Public Affairs masters program to give them practical experience with the city's legislative process, and providing Council with policy research, constituent services, writing speeches, monitoring and attending standing committee meetings, and drafting legislation.
In February 2007, Columbus City Council amended the City's 2007 Operating Budget to include funds to initiate the Columbus Legislative Internship Program.
That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$64,094.00 is available in the General Fund budget for this contract.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into contract with the Ohio State University Research Foundation to support the Columbus Legislative Internship Program, and to authorize the expenditure of $64,094.00 from the General Fund. ($64,094.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is crucial that the City of Columbus continue to attract and retain a strong local government workforce that is properly trained, educated and engaged in the local community; and
WHEREAS, young people need to be prepared to assume administrative, legislative and policy positions within local government; and
WHEREAS, it ...
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