Explanation
This ordinance will authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDB) to provide summer youth programming from March 2017 through February 2018. This contract requires an expenditure of $430,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund (2285).
Background: The 2017 Recreation and Parks budget includes funds to support this summer youth program in the City of Columbus. This program will be contracted to WDB, which has directed this program for five years. The summer youth program is funded through the Recreation and Parks operating fund in the amount of $430,000.00. The program is intended to be an essential component for the participants to develop life skills and self-esteem as a complement to other city programs giving youth positive experiences.
Principal Parties:
Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDB)
1650 Lake Shore Dr., Suite 110
Columbus, Ohio 43204
Federal Identification Number: 81-1497840 (Non-Profit Organization)
Fiscal Impact: $430,000.00 is budgeted and will be available in the 2017 Recreation and Parks Operating Fund for summer youth programs.
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDB) to provide summer youth programming from March 2017 through February 2018; to authorize the expenditure of $430,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund. ($430,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of Recreation and Parks desires to continue support of summer youth programs by entering into contract with the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDB) to provide summer youth programming from March 2017 through February 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Recreation and Parks 2017 budget includes appropriated funds of $430,000.00 to support summer youth programs; and
WHEREAS, the contract with WDB, entered into pursuant to the relevant prov...
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