Explanation
Need: The Civil Service Commission needs to enter into a contract with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the psychological screening of firefighter applicants hired for the Fire Academy class that began on February 11, 2008.
Bid Information: In 2006, 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 Fire budget.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to pay for the screening of firefighter applicants who began training at the Fire Academy on February 11, 2008.
Contract Compliance Number: 311441549, expires 11/09/2009
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this service is being transferred to the Civil Service Commission from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire General Fund budget.
Title
To authorize and direct the Executive Secretary Director of the Civil Service Commission to enter into a contract with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the psychological screening of firefighter applicants, to authorize the transfer of funds within the General Fund between the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, and the Civil Service Commission, to authorize the expenditure of $27,760.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency ($27,760.00).
Body
WHEREAS, in 2006, the City of Columbus Civil Service Commission entered into an agreement with the Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for psychological screenings; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to authorize the transfer of funds within the General Fund from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, to the Civil Service Commission in order to properly align budget authority for this expenditure; and
WHEREAS an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Civil Service Commission, in that it is immediately necessary to pay for psychological screenings that have already been performed with firefighter applicants hired in the class that began on February 11, 2008 and, to enter into a new contract with the Association for Psychotherapy so that psychological screening services can continue to be provided on an uninterrupted basis, thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. for the purpose of administering psychological screenings to firefighter applicants for the Division of Fire.
SECTION 2. That the Auditor is authorized to transfer $27,760.00 from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, to the Civil Service Commission as follows:
FROM:
DIV FUND OBJ LEV (1) OBJ LEV (3) OCA NO
30-04 010 03 3336 301499
TO:
DIV FUND OBJ LEV (1) OBJ LEV (3) OCA NO
27-01 010 03 3336 270108
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $27,760.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV FUND OBJ LEV (1) OBJ LEV (3) OCA NO
27-01 010 03 3336 270108
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.