Explanation
This ordinance authorizes an appropriation within the Jobs Growth subfund for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in support of its Workforce and Supplier Diversity Outreach initiative.
This funding will support a number of programs and events, including the first-ever Citywide Diversity Recruitment event targeting women and other underrepresented groups throughout central Ohio. This will be a collaborative effort involving the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Civil Service and Human Resources.
In addition, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion proposes to utilize funding for participation in the Society for Human Resource Management’s Diversity and Inclusion 2018 conference, management and technical assistance for the Business Opportunity Assessment Program, participation in the National Minority Supplier Development Council’s annual conference, and the awarding of the Dartmouth Business Scholarship. Recipients of the award receive full tuition to the Tuck Executive Education minority business program at Dartmouth College.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Jobs Growth subfund of the General Fund.
Title
To authorize an appropriation for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion within the Jobs Growth subfund of the General Fund in support of the Workforce and Supplier Diversity Outreach initiative. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the mission of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion is to provide opportunities for minority business enterprises to engage in commerce with the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion also strives to increase the diversity of the city’s own workforce; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion plans to host the first-ever Citywide Diversity Recruitment event, targeting women and other underrepresented groups throughout central Ohio; and
WHEREAS, this Council deems it an effective use of funds to support the Office of Diversity Inclusion’s efforts toward strengthening the economic opportunity and mobility of minority business enterprises; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to authorize an appropriation in support of the Workforce and Supplier Diversity Outreach initiative; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $50,000.00 within the Jobs Growth subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100015, to the Office of Diversity Inclusion per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest date allowable under law.