Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to transfer $120,000.00 within the general fund from the Department of Finance and Management, Division of Financial Management, to the Department of Human Resources, to allow the Department of Human Resources Director to fund an executive coaching contract for executive leadership staff with The Bridgefield Group in 2023. This ordinance also authorizes the Director of Human Resources to enter into contract with The Bridgefield Group and further authorizes the expenditure of $120,000.00 to compensate the contractor for services rendered. Finally, this ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to set up a certificate in the amount of $120,000.00 to fund this program through the Human Resources Citywide Training and Development Office.
The Citywide Training & Development Manager, in consultation with the Human Resources Director, conducted a search process for executive coaching programs. The process included researching best practices and accessing the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Website and researching profiles of executive coaches based on the following preferred criteria: Master-level coaching certification; experience coaching c-suite and senior leaders; public sector working experience; established customer base with recommendations; and more than 5 years coaching experience. In addition to the profiles of individual coaches, established executive coaching companies were also reviewed for consideration. Interviews were conducted with six reputable executive coaching companies who met the preferred criteria. During the interviews, the areas of coaching methodology, executive coaching program options, and fee estimates were discussed in detail. Upon careful consideration of all the information collected, The Bridgefield Group was selected as the best and most cost-effective executive coaching program for the City of Columbus. Competitive bidding requirements are being waived as it is in the ...
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