Explanation
BACKGROUND:
A. Need: The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract with Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for psychological screening of new applicants that are to be hired for the next police recruit class.
B. Bid Information: The City of Columbus Civil Service Commission, acting by and through the Executive Director of Civil Service Commission, entered into an agreement with the Association for Psychotherapy on July 8, 2002. This agreement has a renewal clause that allows the contract to be in effect until June 30, 2005.
C. Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so as to be able to pay for the screening of new recruits for the upcoming class that begins in December 2004.
D. Contract Compliance Number: 310893382
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this service was budgeted in Object Level 10 of the Division of Police's General Fund budget, and was not budgeted in the Civil Service Commission's budget in 2004.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for The Division of Police for police applicant psychological screenings, to authorize the expenditure of $37,850.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($37,850.00).
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WHEREAS, The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract for psychological screening for new recruits; and
WHEREAS, The City of Columbus Civil Service Commission entered into an agreement with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for psychological screenings; and
WHEREAS, The Division of Police, Department of Public Safety needs to enter into a contract for the screenings on the basis of the Civil Service Commission agreement; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to contract for th...
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