Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public safety to modify and increase a contract with Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the housing of prisoners including the work release program. This ordinance will modify ordinance number 0261-03 and increase document number DL005197 by $940,000. The city of Columbus and Franklin County entered into a contract, numbered CT-15777 that charges a per diem amount for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners, thus eliminating the need for an annual reconciliation. This ordinance will modify and increase the funding of that contract
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase a contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the housing of prisoners: to authorize the expenditure of $940,000 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency. ($940,000)
Body
WHEREAS, the city of Columbus desires to continue its contract with The Franklin County Commissioners for the housing of prisoners in the Franklin County Correctional Centers, including the Work Release Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase ordinance number 0261-03, document number DL005197 by $940,000; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is needed because funds originally budgeted for this contract is approximately $940,000 less than is needed for the whole year; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety in that it is immediately necessary to modify and increase a contract numbered CT-15777 for the aforementioned purpose 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 Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized and directed to modify and increase contract number CT-15777 with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the housing of prisoners in the Franklin County Correction Centers, including the Work Release Program.
SECTION 1. That the expenditure of $940,000, or so much thereof, as may be necessary, be hereby authorized from the Department of Public Safety as follows.
Division Fund. OCA Code Object Level 1 Object Level 3 Amount
30 - 01 010 300111 03 3336 $940,000
SECTION 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.