Explanation
This ordinance authorizes Columbus City Council to enter into grant agreement with the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council in support of the Building Futures pre-apprenticeship program.
The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council partners with Franklin County and the Columbus Urban League to offer residents a path to the middle class. Building Futures is a 12-week program that provides the skills necessary to begin a career in the region’s booming construction industry. No experience in the construction industry is necessary or required to apply. A career with one of the affiliated trades listed below will provide participants with a great starting wage, health benefits and retirement benefits. After the successful conclusion of the 12 week program, participants will have a pathway into a registered apprenticeship program.
Affiliated trades include:
· Bricklayers
· Carpenters
· Cement Masons
· Roofers
· Glaziers
· Insulators
· Ironworkers
· Laborers
· Drywall Finishers
· HVAC-R
· Electricians
· Millwrights
· Painters
· Pipefitters
· Plasterers
· Plumbers
· Sheet Metal Workers
· Sprinkle Fitters
· Sign & Display
· Tile Layers
This funding will support a cohort of students to participate in Building Futures. In addition to learning fundamental trade skills, participants also learn critical life skills such as personal and professional development and financial literacy.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Job Growth subfund.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delay in providing the resources necessary to initiate a Building Futures cohort.
Title
To authorize Columbus City Council to enter into a grant agreement with the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council in support of the Building Futures pre-apprenticeship program; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Jobs Growth subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($220,000.00)
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