Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to enter into contract with Columbus Sister City International (CSCI) in an amount up to $150,000.00 to administer the Columbus Sister Cities International Program for the purpose of promoting business, government, cultural, educational and environmental exchanges between the Columbus Sister Cities as well as long term economic development.
The ten Sister Cities are: Accra in Ghana, Ahmedabad in India, Curtiba in Brazil, Dresden in Germany, Genoa in Italy, Hefei in China, Herzliya in Israel, Odense in Denmark, Seville in Spain and Tainan in Taiwan. City funding has been provided in previous years to support staffing and administrative cost of CSCI. CSCI has worked diligently to raise capital for its overall operation. Additional support is required to maintain a full-time executive director and to defray miscellaneous administrative cost.
Emergency action is requested to allow Columbus Sister Cities, International, Inc. to continue to provide uninterrupted services in the promotion and implementation of international projects.
FISCAL IMPACT: $150,000.00 is budgeted in the Economic Development Division’s 2020 General Fund Budget.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor number is 005482 and expires on 6/11/21.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with Columbus Sister Cities International, Inc. in an amount up to $150,000.00 for the purpose of promoting business, government, cultural, educational and environmental exchanges between the Columbus Sister Cities; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the 2020 General Fund Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Sister Cities International Program promotes business, government, cultural, educational and environmental exchanges between the Sister Cities; and
WHEREAS, the ten Sister Cities are: Accra, Ghana; Ahmedabad, India; Curt...
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