Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with CBCT Building Futures to provide pre-apprenticeship training to a cohort of 15 Columbus residents.
The City of Columbus seeks to create a pre-apprenticeship program through a collaboration between CBCT and the City of Refuge Goodlife Foundation. CBCT will administer the program, bringing their expertise with the Building Futures program to a partnership City of Refuge Goodlife Foundation, which can leverage its deep relationships and trust in the community to recruit participants and provide strong emotional and tangible support to participants as they overcome barriers to work.
This program will be a 12-week program that will provide 15 City of Columbus residents with the skills needed to begin a career in the region booming construction industry, in a partnership between The City of Refuge Goodlife Foundation and CBCT-Building Futures. A career with one of the affiliated trades will provide participants with a gainful starting wage, health benefits, and retirement benefits. After the successful conclusion of the 12-week program, participants will have a pathway into a registered apprenticeship program.
The not-for-profit service contract will support personnel costs, participant screening and entry costs, some direct support to participants, curriculum, and other miscellaneous supplies and services for the program. Up to $3,000.00 may be used to support the cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages for participants in the cohort.
The services included in this not-for-profit service contract cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the city’s current staffing capacity to provide.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested in order to launch on schedule, with an expected start date in August. In order to authorize the contract and issue funds in support of the pro...
Click here for full text