City of Columbus - File #: 0337-2006

• File #: 0337-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/9/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 3/6/2006
• Final action: 3/8/2006
• 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 $10,000,000 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency. ($10,000,000)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/8/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/7/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/6/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
3/6/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
2/22/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/22/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
2/22/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/21/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/21/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/18/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/16/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/16/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/15/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/14/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/13/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/9/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public safety to pay the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the use of the Franklin County Correction Centers for the housing of City of Columbus prisoners.  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. The work Release Program which used to be a part of this contract has been discontinued.

Bid Information:      N/A

Contract Compliance Number:      N/A

Emergency Designation: An emergency designation will insure timely payments to Franklin County.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Ten million and three-hundred thousand dollars are budgeted in the Safety Director's office in 2006 for this contract.  Prior-year funds of approximately $1.69 million are available to supplement this year's jail contract expenses.  The city's total jail contract expenditure with Franklin County totaled $9.94million in 2005 and $10.037 million in 2004.

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 $10,000,000 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency. ($10,000,000)

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; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and increase contract number CT -15777 between the City of Columbus and the Franklin County Commissioners; 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, to ensure timely payments to Franklin County for services provided and 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.

SECTION 2.  That the expenditure of $10,000,000, or so much thereof, as may be necessary, be hereby authorized from the Department of Public Safety as follows.

Division: 30-01   Fund: 010  OCA Code: 300111 Object Level 1: 03

Object Level 3: 3336   Amount: $10,000,000

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.