Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $50,000 to engage the professional services of Columbus Sister Cities International, Inc. to administer the Columbus Sister Cities International Program (CSCI). CSCI promotes business, government, cultural, educational and environmental exchanges for long term economic development between Columbus’ Sister Cities which includes Ahmedabad India, Dresden Germany, Genoa Italy, Hefei China, Herzliya Israel, Odense Denmark, Seville Spain and Tainan Taiwan. City funding has been provided in previous years to support staffing and administrative cost of CSCI. CSCI has worked diligently to raise capital for its overall operation but additional support is required to maintain a full-time executive director and to defray miscellaneous administrative cost.
Emergency action is necessary to allow Columbus Sister Cities International, Inc. to continue to provide uninterrupted services in the promotion and implementation of international projects.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is available in the 2014 General Fund budget.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Columbus Sister Cities International, Inc. to administer the Columbus Sister Cities International Program; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Sister Cities International Program promotes business, government, cultural, educational and environmental exchanges between Columbus’s Sister Cities; and
WHEREAS, the funding for this project will be used for administrative costs associated with the Columbus Sister Cities International Inc. Program; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary to allow Columbus Sister Cities International, Inc. to continue to provide uninterrupted services in the promotion and implementation of international projects; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists ...
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