Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the transfer of signature authority from the Director of Public Service to the City’s Chief Innovation Officer or the Chief Innovation Officer's designee for all past, present, and future contracts entered into by the City of Columbus in connection with Smart Columbus, the Smart City Challenge, and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (Vulcan) projects, along with all future documents requiring signature for any of these projects.
The Department of Public Service, on behalf of the City of Columbus, applied for the Smart City Challenge grant program sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation and a companion grant offered by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. The City was awarded both grants and responsibility for the programs remained under the Department of Public Service. All legislation passed in connection with these programs authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into contracts or sign documents on behalf of the City.
Eventually the position of Chief Innovation Officer was created by the Mayor to direct the City’s Smart Columbus efforts. This has created a need for the Chief Innovation Officer or the Chief Innovation Officer's designee to have signature authority for contracts already created, and for future contracts and other documents requiring the signature of a person that can legally bind the City.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency designation is requested in order to allow authorization of future modifications to past contracts and authorization of future contracts without any delays.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
No financial impact is anticipated.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Service to transfer signature authority for all Smart City Challenge, Smart Columbus, and Paul G. Allen Family Foundation contracts, documents, and projects, past, present, and future, to the City’s Chief Innovation Officer or the Chief Innovation Officer's designee...
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