Explanation
BACKGROUND: It is necessary to appropriate $152,638.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Agency Fund titled BCI Background Checks. Funds are available in this fund for the purpose of paying the State of Ohio, Bureau of Criminal Identification for fingerprint background check services. Services that BCI provides are outlined in Ohio Revised Code 109.572.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Police collects $22.00 for a state background check and $24.00 for a federal background check, in addition to a $10.00 fee that is charged to the applicant. This $10.00 fee is deposited into the General Fund. The division uses the National WebCheck to process applicant's request for background checks. The Police Division must reimburse BCI for processing the background checks of potential city employees and residents who request a background check. Since receipts were not deposited into this fund until August of this year, corrections for revenues and expenditures will be needed. There is also a need for the Division of Police to enter into a contract with the State of Ohio, Bureau of Criminal Identification in the amount of $152,638.00 in order to pay for these services.
Bid Information: N/A
Contract Compliance: N/A
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to pay outstanding invoices that the Division has accumulated.
Title
To authorize an appropriation in the Agency Fund titled BCI Background Checks, to authorize the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with the State of Ohio, Bureau of Criminal Identification, for expenses related to background checks, to authorize the expenditure of $152,638.00 from the Agency Fund, to authorize a revenue and expenditure correction in this fund and the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($152,638.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Ohio, Bureau of Criminal Identification for criminal history record checks and related services; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Police has collected fees from the public for these services; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation of these funds is needed in order to pay the State of Ohio, BCI; and
WHEREAS, revenue and expenditure corrections are needed in the General Fund and the Agency Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate and expend the aforementioned funds, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the Agency Fund No. 332, Subfund No. 001, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, the sum of $152,638.00 is appropriated to the Division of Police, as follows:
| DIV 30-03 | OBJ Level (1) -03 | OBJ Level (3) -3407 | OCA 332100 | AMOUNT - $152,638.00 |
SECTION 2. That the Director of Public Safety be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract with the State of Ohio, Bureau of Criminal Identification for the purpose of processing background check services.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $152,638.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
| DIV 30-03 | FUND 332 | OCA 332100 | OBJ Level (1) -03 | OBJ Level (3) - 3407 |
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized and directed to make revenue and expenditure corrections in Agency Fund No. 332 and Fund No. 010.
SECTION 5. That for the 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.