City of Columbus - File #: 2024-2007

• File #: 2024-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/21/2007
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 12/10/2007
• Final action: 12/13/2007
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a grant agreement with GroundWork Group, Inc. for the Technology Assessment, Advancement and Evaluation Program (TAAP); and to authorize the expenditure of $25,000.00 from the Community Technology Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)

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
11/30/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/30/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/29/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/29/2007	1	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/29/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/29/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/29/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/29/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
11/28/2007	1	Technology Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/28/2007	1	Technology Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a grant agreement with GroundWork Group, Inc. for the Technology Assessment, Advancement and Evaluation Project (TAAP). This ordinance appropriates $25,000.00 from the Community Technology Grant Fund to the Department of Technology and authorizes the expenditure of these funds by directing the Director of the Department of Technology to provide grant assistance to GroundWork Group, Inc. for $25,000.00 for the purpose of providing funding for its Technology Assessment, Advancement and Evaluation Program (TAAP) for community non-profit service agencies. This legislation authorizes the 501c3 non-profit agency, GroundWork Group, Inc., 300 East Broad Street, Suite #490, Columbus, Ohio 43215 to administer and fund a technology grant assessment and evaluation program (TAAP) for its member non-profit social service agencies. GroundWork Group's goals for TAAP are for each member organization to have a written technology advancement plan, to have a level of hardware and software (IT Infrastructure) appropriate for its needs, for the infrastructure to be secure, documented and regularly maintained and for the technology to be dependable. By assisting these agencies GroundWork Group, Inc. partners with the City in supporting the technology goals of the non-profit community. GroundWork Group's 70 member organizations provide critical and direct services to the neighborhoods of the City of Columbus and include non-profits such as: the YWCA, St. Stephens Community House, Columbus Shelter Board, Columbus Urban League, Community Connections, Godman Guild, and CODA to name a few. GroundWork Group's TAAP process will help these organizations directly.

This grant fund was established with the passage of Ordinance 0722-2006 on April 27, 2006, and allows for the funds to be utilized for community-based technology projects as determined by the Director of the D...