Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $60,000 to engage the professional services of Columbus Sister Cities International, Inc. (CSCI) to administer the Columbus Sister Cities International Program. CSCI promotes business, government, and educational exchanges between our Sister Cities in Dresden Germany, Genoa Italy, Hefei China, Herzliya Israel, Odense Demark, Seville Spain and Tainan Taiwan to foster long-term economic development. City funding was provided in 2007 to support staffing and administrative costs 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 costs.
Emergency action is required to avoid interruptions in program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: $60,000 is allocated in the 2008 General Fund budget for Columbus Sister Cities International.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with Columbus Sister Cities International, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $60,000 from the 2008 General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($60,000)
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WHEREAS, the Sister Cities International Program promotes business, government, and educational exchanges between our Sister Cities; and
WHEREAS, our current Sister Cities are Dresden Germany, Genoa Italy, Hefei China, Herzliya Israel, Odense Denmark, Seville Spain and Tainan Taiwan; and
WHEREAS, the funding for this project will be used for administrative costs associated with the Sister Cities International Inc. Program; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary to allow Sister Cities International, Inc. to provide services to our Sister Cities uninterrupted; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to...
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