City of Columbus - File #: 2048-2007

• File #: 2048-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/27/2007
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 12/10/2007
• Final action: 12/13/2007
• Title: To authorize and direct the Executive Secretary of the Civil Service Commission to modify and increase the contract with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the psychological screening of police officer applicants; to authorize the expenditure of $12,500.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency ($12,500.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2007	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
12/12/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/10/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/10/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/29/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/28/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/28/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/28/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/28/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/28/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/28/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2007	1	CIV SERV DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2007	1	Civ Serv Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Need: The Civil Service Commission needs to modify and increase the maximum authorized expenditure in the 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. Ordinance 1690-2007, passed by City Council on November 5, 2007, corrected that technical error and transferred $27,500 from the Department of Public Safety to the Civil Service Commission, solely for the purpose of funding the psychological screening of police officer applicants. However, the amount transferred was insufficient to pay for the screenings already conducted in preparation for the police officer applicants that are to be hired for the Police Academy class that begins on December 17, 2007.

On November 26, 2007, City Coun...