Agenda Item # 4
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
01/26/2016
Agenda Report # 71
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Columbus Umpires Association
INITIATED BY: Parks and Recreation
Recommendation: Approval is requested to authorize the use of Columbus Umpires
Association as a vendor for officiating games with the Parks and Recreation
Department.
Background: Columbus Umpires Association is the only ASA sanctioned umpires
association within a close enough proximity to Columbus to officiate games five
nights per week.
Analysis: The Parks and Recreation Department needs approval to utilize
Columbus Umpires Association for all athletic events held within the department.
Financial Considerations: The current cost is $23.00 per umpire per game for
adult league softball and $24.00 per game for senior league softball. This
amount changes with trends in the industry and approval is needed to increase
that payment as invoiced by Columbus Umpires Association. These costs are
factored into the user fees to have a team in the league.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: Umpire costs as it relates to the
Athletic Division.
Legal Considerations: Council must approve the usage of Columbus Umpires
Association and the fees associated therewith.
Recommendations/ Actions: Approve the use of Columbus Umpires Association as
the vendor for officiating games for Parks and Recreation and the costs
associated therewith.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO APPROVE THE USE OF COLUMBUS
UMPIRES ASSOCIATION AS A VENDOR FOR OFFICIATING GAMES WITHIN THE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, Columbus Umpires Association is the only ASA sanctioned umpires
association within a close enough proximity to Columbus to officiate games five
nights per week, and;
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department needs approval to utilize Columbus
Umpires Association for all athletic events held within the department as a
sole source vendor, and;
WHEREAS, the current cost is $23.00 per umpire per game for adult league
softball and $24.00 per game for senior league softball. This amount changes
with trends in the industry and approval is needed to increase that payment as
invoiced by Columbus Umpires Association. These costs are factored into the
user fees to have a team in the league.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
That the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department has approval to use Columbus
Umpires Association as the vendor for officiating games within the department.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held the
_________ day of _____________ 2016, and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of
____________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Buck voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Tiny B. Washington, Clerk of Council Teresa Pike Tomlinson, Mayor
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