POS FY09_Helping Services of NE IowaTHE CITY OF DUBUQUE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Dubuque
All-American City
2007
May 21, 2008
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Purchase of Services Agreement -
Helping Services of Northeast Iowa, Inc.
During the Fiscal Year 2009 budget process, the Mayor and City Council provided
$2,147 for the Purchase of Services Agreement with Helping Services of Northeast
Iowa, Inc.
Budget Director Jennifer Larson is recommending execution of the attached contract
with Helping Services of Northeast Iowa, Inc. to help provide substance abuse
prevention services to the residents of Dubuque. These services include consultations,
training, presentations and early intervention programming.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/jml
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
Dubuque
All-American City
2007
May 21, 2008
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jennifer Larson, Budget Director
SUBJECT: Purchase of Services Agreement -
Helping Services of Northeast Iowa, Inc.
Attached for City Council approval is the Purchase of Services Agreement with Helping
Services of Northeast Iowa, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2009.
The adopted Fiscal Year 2009 operating budget reflects a payment of $2,147 to
Helping Services for Northeast Iowa, Inc., for financial assistance to cover operating
expenses of that agency. The agency has received financial assistance from the City
for the past eleven years.
Helping Services of Northeast Iowa, Inc. utilizes these funds for their Education
Services Division, which provides substance abuse prevention services to the residents
of Dubuque. These activities include consultations, training, presentations, and early
intervention programming.
It is my recommendation that the City Council approves the attached Purchase of
Services Agreement with Helping Services of Northeast Iowa, Inc., and authorizes the
Mayor to execute the contract on behalf of the City.
JML
Attachment
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
AND
HELPING SERVICES OF NORTHEAST IOWA, INC.
THIS AGREEMENT, dated for reference purposes the 1 st day of July 2008, by and
between the City of Dubuque, Iowa (City) and Helping Services for Northeast Iowa, Inc.
(Agency).
WHEREAS, Agency represents itself as technically and professionally qualified to
provide training and consultation in the area of substance abuse prevention to community
task forces and schools; and
WHEREAS, City has deemed it to be in the public interest to provide financial
assistance to be used to cover general operating expenses of Agency's program.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Scope of Service
Agency shall provide, within the City of Dubuque, educational services related to a
substance abuse prevention program for the purpose of teaching persons to make
sensible decisions for themselves concerning the role that substances play in their
lives.
2. Time of Performance
The term of this Agreement shall be from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
3. Compensation
City shall pay Agency $2,147.00 as compensation for the services provided by
Agency, which payment shall constitute full and complete compensation for such
services.
The compensation shall be paid by City to Agency within ten (10) days after receipt
by City of a requisition for such sum from Agency.
4. Discrimination
In carrying the services under this Agreement, Agency shall not discriminate against
any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, sex, age,
national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Agency shall take
affirmative action to ensure that applicants for employment are employed and that
employees are treated during employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex,
age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Such action shall
include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or
transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or
other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.
Agency assures that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, or disability.
Agency agrees and will undertake whatever affirmative measures are necessary so
that no person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or
be subjected to discrimination under any program or activities funded in whole or in
part with any of the funds made available to Agency under the terms of this
Agreement because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual
orientation, or disability.
5. Termination of Agreement
This agreement may be terminated by either party by giving the other party a written,
ninety (90) day notice of such termination or upon such other terms as may be
mutually agreeable.
If, through any cause, Agency shall fail to fulfill in a timely and proper manner its
obligations under this Agreement or if Agency shall violate any of the covenants,
agreements, or stipulations of this Agreement, City shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement by giving written notice to Agency of such termination not less than
five (5) days before the effective date of such termination.
6. Assignability
Agency shall not assign any interest in this Agreement without the prior written
approval from of City.
7. Insurance
At the time of execution of this Agreement by Agency, Agency shall provide the City
copies of Agency's insurance certificates showing general liability, automobile
liability, and workers compensation insurance coverage to the satisfaction of City for
the term of this Agreement.
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WITNESS:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
HELPING SERVICES FOR
NORTHEAST IOWA, INC.
David Runyon, Executive Director