Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded funding through the Federal Fiscal Year 2009 Justice Assistance Grant (FY09-JAG) from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs. The JAG program provides funding to allow states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime, and improve the criminal justice system. The City must act as a subgrantee to the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs per the Memorandum of Understanding and Interlocal Agreement required by this program and agreed to by the city and the county (ORD# 1488-2009). Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign subgrantee award documents on behalf of the city to accept the $460,447.00 awarded to funded projects for the Division of Police. The projects and their approved funding awards are as follows:
Part-time Civilian Personnel (3) $ 85,599.00
Canines with Basic Training (4) $ 64,000.00
Safety Equipment (Helmet & Eyepiece inserts) $ 85,104.00
Computer Software (Intelligence Units) $155,744.00
Alert System (web-based multi-function) $ 20,000.00
DNA Supplies (Cold Case investigations) $ 50,000.00
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is needed to process the acceptance documents in a timely manner for the grant and to expedite making the awarded funds available for the grant project activities. The grant award period start date is January 1, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $460,447.00 for grant projects approved for FY09 Justice Assistance Grant funding. There will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund. All expenditures will be reimbursed with the approved grant funds.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award through the FY09 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of the Justice Programs via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs; to authorize an appropriation of $460,477.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for the grant activities; and to declare an emergency. ($460,477.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded grant funding through the Federal Fiscal Year 2009 Justice Assistance Grant (FY2009-JAG) program for eligible grant project activities; and
WHEREAS, the projects include part-time civilian staffing, K-9s with basic training, safety equipment, computer software, DNA supplies and a web based alert system; and
WHEREAS, emergency legislation is needed to process the grant acceptance documents in a timely manner and to expedite making the awarded funds available for approved project activities at the start of the grant award period on January 1, 2010; 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 accept and appropriate the FY09 Justice Assistance Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, 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 a FY09 Justice Assistance Grant for approved grant project activities for the Columbus Division of Police.
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 periods, the sum of $460,477.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV |
FD |
OBJ LV#1 |
OBJLV#3 |
OCACD |
GRANT |
AMOUNT |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1112 |
339049 |
339049 |
67,695.00 |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1121 |
339049 |
339049 |
4,062.00 |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1160 |
339049 |
339049 |
9,477.00 |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1171 |
339049 |
339049 |
981.00 |
30-03 |
220 |
01 |
1173 |
339049 |
339049 |
3,384.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
85,599.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30-03 |
220 |
02 |
2194 |
339055 |
339049 |
85,104.00 |
30-03 |
220 |
02 |
2203 |
339052 |
339049 |
50,000.00 |
30-03 |
220 |
02 |
2224 |
339054 |
339049 |
155,744.00 |
30-03 |
220 |
02 |
2224 |
339053 |
339049 |
20,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
310,848.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30-03 |
220 |
03 |
3336 |
339056 |
339049 |
16,000.00 |
30-03 |
220 |
06 |
6651 |
339056 |
339049 |
48,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
64,000.00 |
TOTAL 460,447.00
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.