Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation is needed to authorize the appropriation of $6,000.00 and the transfer of $700.00 for the FY2003 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) for the purchase of software customization services. The electronic Case Management system requires further customization to include cases related to Vice, Intelligence and Narcotics investigations. There are unappropriated interest income earnings in the FY03 LLEBG account and $700.00 in Object Level 02 that have been designated as funding for this customization.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is required because of the non-extendable grant expenditure deadline.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund. All appropriated and transferred funds are in the FY2003 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Account. The transfer between Object Levels is necessary to properly align appropriations with projected expenditures.
Title
To authorize and direct the appropriation of $6,000.00 and transfer of $700.00 within the FY2003 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) account for the purchase of software customization services, and to declare an emergency. ($6,700.00)
Body
WHEREAS, unappropriated funds are available in the FY2003 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant account and are needed to purchase software customization services; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer $700.00 appropriated in Object Level 02 of the FY2003 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant account to properly align appropriations with projected expenditures; and
WHEREAS, there is a non-extendable deadline requiring all FY2003 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant expenditures be paid by November 17, 2005; 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 transfer said funds because of the approaching deadline and need to purchase software customization services 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 City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $6,000.00 as follows:
DIV FD OBJ#1 OBJ#3 OCACD GRANT
30-03 222 03 3336 338008 338008
Section 2. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $700.00 within the FY2003 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant account as follows:
FROM:
DIV FD OBJ#1 OBJ#3 OCACD GRANT
30-03 222 02 2224 338008 338008
TO:
DIV FD OBJ#1 OBJ#3 OCACD GRANT
30-03 222 03 3336 338008 338008
Section 3. 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.