Explanation
BACKGROUND
Need: The City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded funding through the S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) 2005 initiative. Acceptance of this FY05 award and emergency appropriation of the awarded funds for the purchase of specialized film are necessary for the CPD Domestic Violence (DV) Unit operations. The City must act as a subgrantee to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners through the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs according to the federal grant guidelines. Therefore, the Mayor is required to sign a subgrantee award and contract document to accept the award on behalf of the City.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is necessary to permit the earliest possible purchase of this needed film.
Fiscal Impact: There is no impact for the City General Fund Account. The City through the Division of Police will provide an in-kind match for the grant.
Title
To authorize and direct the Mayor of the City of Columbus to accept a subgrantee award and enter into a contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners via the Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs for the FY05 DV Unit Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Grant, to authorize an appropriation of $6,555.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police for the purchase of specialized film for the Domestic Violence Unit activities and to declare an emergency. ($6,555.00).
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded a FY2005 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant for the purchase of specialized film for Domestic Violence (DV) Unit activities; and
WHEREAS, the grant award period starts January 1, 2006 and there is an immediate need to begin the process of purchasing the film; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor to accept the FY05 VAWA Grant for the purchase of DV Unit film and to authorize an appropriation for this film purchase 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 Mayor of the City of Columbus be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to accept the FY05 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) subgrantee award for the Domestic Violence Unit Film Project.
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 purposes during the grant period, the sum of $6,555.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD OBJ #1 OBJ #3 OCACD GRANT AMT
30-03 220 02 2206 336007 336007 $6,555.00
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 herby made a part hereof, this ordiance 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.