Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services to enter into a contract with Columbus City Schools to implement education and career-based training programs. The Construction Trades Education Program will create new career-based training programs that begin earlier so that students are prepared to enter pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. This investment will give more young people in Columbus the chance to be trained in the trades.
Emergency action is requested in order to implement the program during this academic year.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funding for this contract was appropriated via Ordinance No. 1744-2017. This ordinance will authorize the contract and expenditure of $175,000.00 from the Special Purpose Fund - Construction Trades Education Program.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services to enter into a contract with Columbus City Schools to implement education and career-based training programs; to authorize the expenditure of $175,000.00 from the Special Purpose Fund, Construction Trades Education Program Subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($175,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1350-2017 authorized an amendment to Columbus City Codes to allow the Department of Building and Zoning Services to use revenue to implement education and career-based training programs in partnership with the construction industry and Columbus City Schools; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1744-2017 created the Construction Trades Education Program subfund; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services to enter into a contract with Columbus City Schools to implement education and career-based training programs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Department of Building and Zoning Services in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services to enter into contract with Columbus City Schools to implement education and career-based training programs, 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 Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services be and is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Columbus City Schools to implement education and career-based training programs.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $175,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the actions authorized in SECTION 1, is hereby authorized from the Special Purpose Fund, Fund, 2223, Construction Trades Education Program, Subfund 222351, Object Class 03 - Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
See Attached File: Ord. 0578-2018 Legislation Template.xls
SECTION 3. 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.