City of Columbus - File #: 1751-2004

• File #: 1751-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/24/2004
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 10/18/2004
• Final action: 10/20/2004
• Title: To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a FY03 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award, to authorize an appropriation of $100,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of Project Safe Neighborhoods (2004A) and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/19/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/18/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/18/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/8/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved	Pass
10/8/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/7/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/7/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/7/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/7/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/7/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/7/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/6/2004	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/6/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/5/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/5/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/1/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

Need:  The City of Columbus Division of Police was recently awarded additional Federal Fiscal Year 2003 funding through the Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative.  The goal of the project is to decrease gun violence and aggressively prosecute those who commit crimes with firearms.  The funding is for sworn and civilian overtime costs and the purchase of specialized equipment and training.  In a cooperative effort with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Columbus Division of Police will seek federal prosecution of applicable crimes with firearms.  The award start date is September 1, 2004.

Emergency Designation:  Emergency legislation is necessary to make the funds available for project activities at the earliest possible time in the grant activity period, which started September 1, 2004.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no impact for the City General Fund Account.  All expenditures will be reimbursed by the grant funds.

Title

To authorize the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a FY03 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award, to authorize an appropriation of $100,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of Project Safe Neighborhoods (2004A) and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00).

Body

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police will be working with local federal agencies to seek federal prosecution of crimes involving firearms; and

WHEREAS, additional funding for overtime costs and the purchases of specialized equipment and training will be needed for the increased workload and activities; and

WHEREAS, the grant activity period start date is September 1, 2004; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor to accept an additional FY03 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award and to authorize an appropriation for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now therefore

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

Section 1.  That the Mayor of the City of Columbus be and is hereby authorized and directed to accept an additional FY03 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Award.

Section 2.  That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the project award period the sum of $100,000.00 is appropriated as follows:

Section 3.  That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon order of the Director of Public Safety; and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.

Section 4.  That for reasons stated in the preamble, hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.