Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Department of Human Resources to modify a not-for-profit service contract with the Columbus Area Labor-Management Committee (CALMC) for the provision of training and assistance to promote improved labor-management relations and to add funds for payment of services. At the time of the initial contract, the interim executive director thought $25,000.00 was all they would require to promote labor-management relations. In October 2024, it became evident that CALMC would require additional funding to continue to train and assist to help improve labor-management relations. The request for an additional $25,000.00 would allow the organization to continue services until the end of the contract term.
It is in the best interest of the Department of Human Resources to continue to work with CALMC, as both parties have a long-standing partnership dating back to the 1990s. The price of services was determined through the need of additional training and assistance. These additional services were not anticipated at the time the contract was authorized earlier this year. Procuring separately for these services is not appropriate given the existing contractual relationship and long-standing partnership with CALMC.
Ordinance 1254-2024 authorized the Department of Human Resources to enter into a service contract for the provision of training and assistance to promote improved labor-management relations in the amount of $25,000.00. The contract term expires on March 31, 2025.
The Columbus Area Labor-Management Committee is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the development of high-performance organizations through joint participation of labor and management. Since its founding in 1986, CALMC has worked with many private and public sector companies and organizations and their unions to help them achieve their goals through the active involvement of its members and through effective training, communications, an...
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