Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the transfer of $180,000.00 from the Department of Finance's City-wide account to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of entering into a contract with the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. to provide funding for supplemental safety services and homeless outreach. This contract will enhance the holistic and collaborative approach to address crime within the core of downtown. Specifically, over the next two years, this contract will fund additional special duty officers, homeless outreach staff, and training for private security staff.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested so that the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc.organizations can immediately take steps to make safety enhancements within the core of downtown.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes the transfer of $180,000 from the Department of Finance and Management's city-wide account to the Department of PublicSafety to provide funding for supplemental safety services and homeless outreach by the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District of Ohio.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. to provide funding for supplemental safety services and homeless outreach services within the Special Improvement District boundaries; to authorize a transfer of $180,000.00 within the general fund; to authorize the expenditure of $180,000.00 from the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($180,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. is a non-profit organization created to provide services that support a safe, clean, vibrant, and welcoming downtown; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc. has historically engaged in holistic and collaborative approaches to...
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