Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Columbus City Attorney’s Office to modify (Modification No. 1) an existing contract with Jwayyed Jwayyed, Attorney at Law, for special prosecutorial services; due to the nature of the cases and matters involved, additional funds are needed in order to complete the services agreed to in the original contract; this contract modification is needed to continue this representation uninterrupted; and to declare an emergency.
FISCAL IMPACT: The amount of the contract modification is $10,000.00, and the total amount of this contract, as modified, is $20,000.00. This contract modification is funded by the City Attorney’s Office using an existing general budget reservation (GBR), BRPO002197.
Original contract amount: $10,000.00 PO319175
Term: March 16, 2022 through February 28, 2023
Modification No. 1 amount: $10,000.00
Total contract amount: $20,000.00
COMPANY: Jwayyed Jwayyed. FID: 281969898, CC032316, expires 10/05/2024
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to modify an existing contract with Jwayyed Jwayyed, Attorney at Law; to authorize the expenditure of up to $10,000.00 from General Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has identified the need to modify an existing contract with Jwayyed Jwayyed, Attorney at Law, for continued special prosecutorial services in an amount up to $10,000.00; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operations of the Columbus City Attorney’s Office to authorize the City Attorney to expend these funds; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Attorney’s Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Attorney to modify the contract with Jwayyed Jwayyed in order to avoid a disruption in services and finalize this contract as described above; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Attorney be and is hereby authorized to modify an existing contract with Jwayyed Jwayyed, Attorney at Law, in the amount of $10,000.00. Bringing the contract total to $20,000.00.
Section 2. That for the purposes stated in Section 1, BRPO002197 in the amount of $10,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized in Fund 1000.
Section 3. That funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures are hereby authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
Section 4. That this modification is made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the City Code Chapter 329 relating to contract modifications.
Section 5. 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 6. 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.