Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to modify an existing contract with Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing, to provide additional community engagement services related to pay equity legislation passed by City Council in March 2023.
Ordinance 2140-2023 was passed on July 17, 2023 by City Council and authorized a contract with Hunter Marketing for $75,000.00 for marketing and community outreach services related to pay equity legislation. As the implementation date of this legislation is approaching, the need for additional services from Hunter Marketing have been identified to respond to a higher-than-anticipated demand for community education.
This ordinance will modify the existing contract by an additional $5,000.00 in community outreach and engagement services, bringing the total cost of all services for this contract to $80,000.00.
Fiscal Impact: The funds for this expenditure are available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to modify an existing contract with Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing, to provide additional community outreach services; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of $5,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency ($5,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council authorized Ordinance 2140-2023 on July 17, 2023 to authorize a professional services contract between the City Clerk and Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing, to execute marketing and community outreach services related to the implementation of pay equity legislation; and
WHEREAS, Additional community outreach and engagement services are required to provide the most clarity and education to the community on soon-to-be-implemented legislation; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Clerk to modify an existing contract with Heart & Hunter Inc, dba Hunter Marketing, in order to activate needed c...
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