Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Human Resources, Employee Benefits/Risk Management (EB/RM) section has been awarded grant funds from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation to assist with the development of a citywide transitional work program from the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006. To qualify for the grant, the City of Columbus was required to use a BWC-accredited transitional work developer to design the on-site transitional work program. EB/RM used the services of VocWorks, a qualified transitional work developer. VocWork's services included; creating the transitional work policy and procedures; conducting job analyses for 35 employees' positions; and transitional work program employee training.
This ordinance will authorize the acceptance and appropriation of $10,400.00 in grant money to fund the transitional work program and reimburse VocWorks for its services.
VocWorks
Contract Compliance No. 31-1617155
This ordinance is being requested as an emergency measure to expedite payment to VocWorks for its transitional work program development services.
Fiscal Impact:
This program is entirely funded by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation. This grant will not generate revenue or require a City match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Human Resources to accept grant monies from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation in the amount of $10,400.00; to authorize the appropriation of $10,400.00; and to authorize expenditure of the grant monies to reimburse VocWorks for services of the development of a transitional work program; and to declare an emergency. ($10,400.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus received grant funds of $10,400.00 from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the reimbursement of $10,400.00 to VocWorks, for services on the development of a transitional work program; and;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Human Resources in that it is immediately necessary to extend the contract for the renewal of insurance for property insurance thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Human Resources Director is hereby authorized and directed to accept grant monies in the amount of $10,400.00 from the Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation for assisting with the development of a Citywide transitional work program during the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006;
SECTION 2. That the grant monies be authorized for expenditure to reimburse VocWorks, the BWC certified transitional work program developer, for its services on the development of the City's transitional work program;
SECTION 3. That from the monies in the Fund known as the General Government Grants Fund 220, the amount of $10,400.00 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Human Resources, Dept 46-02 as follows:
OCA: 467001; Grant 467001, Object level three 3336
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $10,400.00, or so much as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Department of Human Resources, Dept. 46-02 General Government Grants Fund 220, Grant 467001, OCA 467001, Object level three 3336.
SECTION 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.