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BACKGROUND: The Division of Police was awarded funding through the American Rescue Plan Funding 2022 Crime Lab Backlog from the Office of Criminal Justice. This federally supported program seeks to reduce the number of backlogged cases and to increase capacity through the purchase of additional instrumentation, software and supplies. Funds have been awarded for additional DNA equipment and analysis supplies. The cost breakdown for this two-year grant award is as follows: DNA testing equipment $847,000.00 and supplies $153,000.00.
The official city program contact authorized to act in connection with this $1,000,000.00 grant is Crime Lab Manager, Angela Farrington. The grant award start date is May 1, 2022 and ends May 1, 2024.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is necessary to make the funds available as soon as possible for the grant award, effective as of May 1, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an acceptance of the $1,000,000.00 grant award and the appropriation of those funds from the Office of Criminal Justice to improve DNA analysis. This is a new award for the City of Columbus. No matching funds are required and all grant expenditures will be reimbursed by the grant awarded funding.
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To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept the American Rescue Plan 2022 Crime Lab Backlog award from the Office of Criminal Justice; to authorize the Crime Lab Manager as the official city representative to act in connection with this grant; to authorize an appropriation of $1,000,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the cost of the American Rescue Plan 2022 Crime Lab Backlog Grant activities and expenditures; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Police has been awarded funding through the American Rescue Plan 2022 Crime Lab Backlog Grant from the Office of Criminal Justice for DNA sup...
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