Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes an amendment to Ordinance No. 2370-2018, due to a change in form of the vendor Specialized Business Software, Inc., as it was acquired in May 2018 by a Lee & Mason Financial Services Inc. They still continue to do business under Specialized Business Software. The Federal ID/Columbus Contract Compliance number was changed to 14-1722170. The contractor failed to notify the Division of this change until after passage of the authorizing legislation for software and technical support. The legislation must be amended to allow execution of a valid modification of contract with the entity, and continuation of essential services to the Division.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: This designation is necessary to avoid an interruption of necessary services to the Division, and arises due to lack of notice by the contractor.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Vendor Name: Lee & Mason Financial Services, Inc., DBA Specialized Business Software, Inc. CC#: 14-1722170 Expiration Date: 11-28-2020
Title
To amend Ordinance No. 2370-2018, passed 10-15-2018, to correct the identifying information of the contractor under that Ordinance to reflect the current information for that entity; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No 2370-2018, passed 10-15-2018, authorized for a contract for software and technical support of the Division’s eFile/EPay application with Specialized Business Software, Inc. for the Division of Income Tax, to provide funding for these services for the current year; and
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2018, Specialized Business Software Inc. formerly a MBE was acquired by a new owner and had a Federal Identification change, but neglected to inform the Division of such change until after the passage of Ordinance No. 2370-2018; and
WHEREAS, the contractor information on Ordinance No.2370-2018 must be corrected, in order to enable both the execution of the contract modification document and the required continuation of services to the Division; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of the City Auditor, Division of Income Tax, in that it is immediately necessary to amend Ordinance No. 2370-2018, passed 10-15-2018, for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, property, and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Section 1. of Ordinance No. 2370-2018, passed 10-15-2018, be amended to read as follows: "Section 1. That the Office of the City Auditor, be, and hereby is, authorized to modify the contract with Specialized Business Software Inc. (FID/CCCN #14-1722170), in order to continue and extend services, in accordance with the terms and conditions as shown on the contract on file in the office of the Division of Income Tax."
SECTION 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure which 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 it.