Explanation
BACKGROUND:
To maintain the daily operations of the employee fitness center and provide programs in accordance with the Department of Human Resource’s Healthy Columbus program, extending the contract with the YMCA of Central Ohio and providing additional funding for employee fitness center management services is necessary. Cost estimates were based on the 2016 employee utilization and programing of the employee fitness center. The contract is for a three-year period, subject to annual appropriation; this ordinance represents the third year.
Emergency action is requested to ensure employee fitness center management services for city employees are able to commence as soon as contractually possible, thereby maintaining continuity of service.
Contract compliance number is 31-4379594
FISCAL IMPACT: To modify and extend the contract with the YMCA of Central Ohio to establish the maximum obligation liability, and to authorize the expenditure of up to $55,762 for employee fitness center management services from February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018. Funding is available in the 2017 budget for this contract. Contingent on the passage of ordinance 3081-2016.
Title
To authorize the Human Resources Director to modify and extend the contract with The YMCA of Central Ohio to provide employee fitness center management services from February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018; to authorize the expenditure of up to $55,762.00 from the Employee Benefits Fund, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the costs of said contract; and to declare an emergency. ($55,762.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to modify and extend the contract with the YMCA of Central Ohio from February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of up to $55,762, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay contract costs for employee fitness center management services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Human Resources in that it is immediately necessary to modify and extend the contract with the YMCA of Central Ohio to ensure employee fitness center management services for city employees are able to commence as soon as contractually possible, thereby maintaining continuity of service;
Now, Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Human Resources Director is hereby authorized to modify and extend the contract with The YMCA of Central Ohio to provide employee fitness center management services from February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $55,762 or so much thereof as may be necessary for coverage is hereby authorized to be expended as follows:
Department: 4602 | Fund: 5502 | Subfund: 550206 | Section 3: 460201 | Section 4: RM03 | Program: RM004
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. 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.