Declaration of reporting obligations.
Columbus City Codes § 377.09
in effect377.09 - Declaration of reporting obligations.
(a) A covered entity that has entered into a financial incentive agreement with the City or a construction contract pursuant to, related to, or in furtherance of a financial incentive agreement or an agreement to provide janitorial, maintenance, repair, property management, or landscaping services at the development location covered by a financial incentive agreement shall include in solicitations, agreements, contracts, and subcontracts pertaining to the financial incentive agreement, construction contract pursuant to, related to, or in furtherance of the financial incentive agreement, or the agreement to provide janitorial, maintenance, repair, property management, or landscaping services at the development location covered by a financial incentive agreement a notice setting forth that any entity entering into the contract will be a covered entity pursuant to this Chapter and setting forth the reporting requirements, obligations to review the Commission list of contractors and subcontractors that received an adverse determination prior to entering into a contract or agreement, and penalties for non-compliance as set forth in this Chapter.
(b) A covered entity that has entered into City contract for services, including a construction contract, or an agreement to perform work or provide services pursuant to or in satisfaction of a City contract for services, shall include in solicitations, agreements, contracts, and subcontracts pertaining to the City contract for services a notice setting forth that any entity entering into the contract will be a covered entity pursuant to this Chapter and setting forth the reporting requirements, obligations to review the Commission list of contractors and subcontractors that received an adverse determination prior to entering into a contract or agreement, and penalties for non-compliance as set forth in this Chapter.
(c) The City shall include in financial incentive agreements a provision specifying that the party entering into the financial incentive agreement is a covered entity subject to this Chapter.
(d) The City shall include in requests for proposals, requests for qualifications, bidding documents, and contracts for goods and services a notice provision setting forth that the party that enters into the applicable City contract or registers or applies for renewal under the process described in City Code Section 3905.01 is a covered entity subject to this Chapter.
(e) Covered entities must post a conspicuous notice at all covered locations and development sites indicating that the location or development site is subject to this Chapter as administered by the Commission for the duration of any construction at the covered location or development site if the covered entity is performing work or services pursuant to, related to, or in furtherance of a financial incentive agreement or a City construction contract. The notice shall include contact information for the Commission. After the construction is complete, covered entities shall be required to post a conspicuous notice only if required pursuant to another law to maintain a conspicuous notice and only if there are any outstanding contract(s) pursuant to which the contract counterparty is a covered entity subject to this Chapter.
(f) The City shall produce a posting and make it available to all covered entities which shall satisfy the notification requirements of division (c) of this Section.
(g) A final determination by the Commission that a covered entity has violated division (a), (b), or (c) of this Section shall constitute an adverse determination and shall result in the covered entity being placed upon the adverse determination list.
(Ord. No. 2401-2024, § 1, 9-16-2024)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3FITACO_CH377LACO_377.09DEREOBFetched: 10/27/2026