Explanation
Need: In accordance with Recommendation #13 of the Columbus Community Safety Advisory Commission (CCSAC), the Civil Service Commission has been tasked with overseeing an independent audit, and eventually assisting in the finalization and implementation of resulting recommendations for improving the Columbus Police Officer recruiting/testing process.
An initial contract for ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) was executed with Winfred Arthur, Jr., Ph.D. for the development and submission of a detailed plan outlining the content, deliverables, and needed resources to execute the proposed plan. With the receipt and approval of Dr. Arthur’s plan, the initial contract was modified and increased to allow for the execution of the audit plan for a total contract amount of ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00, Ordinance 2562-2020).
Final audit results and recommendations are soon to be released by Dr. Arthur, and as such, the Civil Service Commission needs to modify the existing contract and increase the maximum authorized expenditure in the contract in preparation for the finalization and implementation of recommendations associated with the completed audit.
Bid Information: Because of the desire of City officials and the community at large to expedite this audit, Commission staff made contact with outside colleagues and experts in this area to identify individuals familiar with and successful in safety forces reviews. As a result of those inquiries, Winfred Arthur, Jr., Ph.D. was identified as an accomplished professional in this niche area. As such, no formal/informal bid process was conducted, but instead, direct contact was made with Dr. Arthur to confirm his qualifications and past experience performing work similar to that needed by the City of Columbus.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to ensure this project, as deemed important by the CCSAC, is completed as quickly as possible.
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