Explanation
Background: The City has determined that it is in its best interest to enter into an agreement with the Franklin County Historical Society (dba COSI) for the purposes of operational subsidy.
Principal Parties:
Franklin County Historical Society (dba COSI)
333 W. Broad Street, Columbus, OH, 43215
Contract Compliance Number, Tax ID: 006091, 31-4383802
April 16, 2022
Non-profit Organization
Fiscal Impact: $300,000.00 is available from and within the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund to meet the financial obligation of this agreement.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to ensure funding is established prior to end of 2020.
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement with the Franklin County Historical Society (dba COSI) for the purpose of providing a subsidy payment to COSI; to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from within the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement with the Franklin County Historical Society (dba COSI) for the purposes of providing a subsidy payment to COSI; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from within the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 2285; and
WHEREAS, this contract is established pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 329 that relate to not-for-profit service contracts; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily business of the Department of Recreation and Parks in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into an agreement with Franklin County Historical Society (dba COSI) in order to have funding established in 2020, thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with Franklin County Historical Society (dba COSI) for the purpose of providing a subsidy payment to COSI in the amount of $300,000.00.
SECTION 2. That this contract is awarded pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 329 that relate to not-for-profit service contracts.
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this legislation.
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $300,000.00 or so much thereof is hereby authorized from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 2285 in object class 03 Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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 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.