Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant in the amount of $346,205 from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and to appropriate from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Probation Department of the Franklin County Municipal Court, the total amount of the grant. This grant will fund a the salaries and fringe benefits of three probation officers who will perform specialized supervision to individuals with multiple convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and the work release program.
FISCAL IMPACT
Emergency legislation is requested to expedite funding for the new grant cycle as close to its commencement on July 1, 2012 as possible.
Title
To authorize and direct the Administrative Judge of the Franklin County Municipal Court to accept a grant award from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; to appropriate $346,205 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grant fund to the Franklin County Municipal Court; and to declare an emergency. ($346,205.00)
Body
WHEREAS, , it is in the city's best interest that the Franklin County Municipal Court continue to receive support for its enhanced probationary services for offenders with multiple convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs; and
WHEREAS, grant monies from the State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, in the amount of $346,205 are available to provide for salaries and benefits of three probation officers and to pay for the work release program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city, in that it is immediately necessary to accept the aforementioned grant to continue probationary services in this area and to appropriate the necessary funds for the program thereby preserving the public health, peace...
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