Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to execute a grant agreement with the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDBCO), in the amount up to $600,000.00 of Neighborhood Economic Development funds, for the purpose of supporting the Employer Workforce Training Investment Program, with a contract term start date of March 1, 2020.
Ordinance 2534-2020 authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDBCO) in an amount up to $1,000,000.00 for the purpose of supporting the Employer Workforce Training Investment Program.
During discussion of drafting the agreement, it was discovered that the department’s commitment to supporting some renovation of the Columbus-Franklin County OhioMeansJobs Center to allow for increased physical distancing and improved sanitation in response to COVID-19 was not included in the original ordinance. Additionally, the agreement authorized under Ordinance 2534-2020 is terminated as of November 30, 2020, and the Employer Workforce Training Investment Program has not yet been implemented so those expenses would not be eligible CARES Act expenses under current federal guidelines.
Because of these issues, it is necessary to put forth a new ordinance to fund the Employer Workforce Training Investment Program from non-CARES Act funds. A separate ordinance will be put forth to fund supporting some renovations of the Columbus-Franklin County OhioMeansJobs Center to allow for increased physical distancing and improved sanitation in response to COVID-19. The renovations will be funded from CARES Act funds.
These services provided by WDBCO cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current staffing capacity to provide.
Emergency legislation is requested in order to implement the program as soon as possible to address negative impacts of COVID-19 on smal...
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