Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities, to enter into a grant agreement with the Franklin County Historical Society, dba COSI, for a partnership to contribute to COSI’s Earth Day Celebration and Science Festival and Columbus Water and Power’s Children’s Water Festival. It also authorizes the City Auditor to make payment for the grant.
The goal of the partnership is to collaborate on community engagement and education through various events hosted by each entity.
The agreement was agreed to prior to certification of availability of funds by the City Auditor, and the events have already occurred.
SUPPLIER:
Franklin County Historical Society dba COSI| EIN on file | D365 Vendor #006091 | Expired 5/14/2024 (pending update) |
The vendor is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$10,000.00 This was an unbudgeted expense but the public utilities operating funds can defer other budgeted items to cover it.
$0.00 was spent in 2025
$0.00 was spent in 2024
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to promptly reimburse the vendor for events that have already occurred as the procedural errors are no fault of the vendor.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to make payment to the Franklin County Historical Society per the terms of the already agreed to partnership agreement; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into said partnership agreement; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $10,000.00 between object classes within the Public Utilities’ operating funds; to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 from those operating funds; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities wishes to partner with the Franklin County Historical Society, dba COSI, to c...
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