City of Columbus - File #: 1690-2007

• File #: 1690-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/15/2007
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 11/5/2007
• Final action: 11/8/2007
• Title: To authorize and direct the Executive Secretary of the Civil Service Commission to enter into a contract with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the psychological screening of police officer applicants, to authorize the transfer of funds within the General Fund between the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, and the Civil Service Commission, to authorize the expenditure of $27,500.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency ($27,500.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/8/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/7/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/5/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved
11/5/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/23/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/23/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/23/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/23/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/23/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/23/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/23/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/22/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/22/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/22/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
10/22/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/22/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/19/2007	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/19/2007	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/19/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/19/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/19/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/18/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/17/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/17/2007	1	CIV SERV DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/17/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/15/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Need: The Civil Service Commission needs to enter into a contract with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the psychological screening of police officer applicants who were hired and who started at the Police Academy on July 16, 2007, and for the psychological screening of police officer applicants that are to be hired for the Police Academy class that begins on December 17, 2007.

Bid Information: In 2005, the City of Columbus Civil Service Commission, acting by and through the Executive Secretary of Civil Service Commission, entered into an agreement with the Association for Psychotherapy Inc. The contract was funded with monies from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police budget.

When the funds were exhausted, the Department of Public Safety and the Civil Service Commission submitted ordinance 1126-2007, which City Council passed on July 23, 2007. That ordinance waived the provisions of competitive bidding, and authorized the Public Safety Director to enter into contracts with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for both psychological counseling for police officers as well as psychological screening of police officer applicants. The ordinance should have authorized the Civil Service Executive Secretary rather than the Director of Public Safety to enter into the contract for the psychological screening of police officer applicants. This ordinance corrects that technical error and is solely for the purpose of funding the psychological screening of police officer applicants.

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to pay for the screening of police officer applicants who began training at the Police Academy on July 16, 2007, and to pay for the psychological screening of police officer applicants who will begin training at the Police Academy on December 17, 2007.

Contract Compliance Number: 311441549, expires 12/2/2007

FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this service was budgeted in the...