Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to make payment to Kevin Kennedy, DBA Healthy Indoors Training LLC, for Healthy Home Assessment training already provided to the department’s Housing Division in the amount up to $649.00.
The Heathy Home Assessment training and corresponding certification exam is mandatory for staff managing the division’s Lead Abatement Program. The training was conducted September 27-29, 2022. The division has instituted policies to encumber funds before future training opportunities.
Emergency action is requested to make payment to the vendor in a timely manner (before fiscal year 2022 year-end close) as the delay in payment was not a result of the vendor’s actions.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available in the Housing Division’s 2019 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (Fund 2220, G441900).
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 042955 and expires 9/7/2024.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to make payment to Kevin Kennedy, DBA Healthy Indoors Training LLC, for Healthy Home Assessment training and certification exam already provided to the department’s Housing Division in the amount up to $649.00; to authorize the expenditure of up to $649.00; and to declare an emergency. ($649.00)
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WHEREAS, the Healthy Homes Assessment training and certification exam has been provided to the Department of Development’s Housing Division Lead Program staff on September 27-29, 2022, by Kevin Kennedy, DBA Healthy Indoors Training LLC; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Development requests to make payment to Kevin Kennedy, DBA Healthy Indoors Training LLC, in the amount up to $649.00.00 for the training and certification exam; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to make payment to Kevin Kennedy, DBA Healthy Indoors Training LLC, in a timely manner, before fiscal year 2022 year-end close, as the delay in payment was not a result of the vendor’s actions; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Development be and is hereby authorized to make payment to Kevin Kennedy, DBA Healthy Indoors Training LLC, for Healthy Home Assessment training already provided to the department’s Housing Division in the amount up to $649.00.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $649.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 2220 (General Government Grants Fund), Dept-Div 44-10 (Housing Division), object class 03 (Services), Lead Hazard Reduction Grant (G441900) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish such accounting codes as necessary, to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all agreements, contracts, or modifications associated with 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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.