Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges to modify the contract with ASIST Translation Services,Inc., which provides language interpreters daily in courtrooms, and all other court offices requiring this service. A previous agreement in the amount of $90,000.00 was authorized on 2/9/04 by Ordinance No. 0015-2004.
This legislation is requested to be an emergency measure so that funding will be made available as soon as possible and to eliminate any interruption in interpreting services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Sufficient appropriation is available in Object Level One 03 for this requested expenditure.
Title
To authorize and direct the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, through the Administrative/Presiding Judge, to modify and increase a contract with ASIST Translation Services, Inc., for the provision of language interpreters daily; to authorize the expenditure of $30,000.00 from the General Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges desire to continue its contract with ASIST Translation Services, Inc., for the daily provision of language interpreters; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to direct the Administrative/Presiding Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges to modify and increase contract number EA021443 by $30,000.00; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is needed since funds originally budgeted for this contract is approximately $30,000.00 less than what is needed for the whole year; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Franklin County Municipal Court in that it is immediately necessary to modify and increase contract number EA021443 to continue uninterruped payments to ASIST Translation Services, Inc., for language interpreters, for the aforementioned purpose for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, Therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNC...
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