Explanation
Need: The City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded funding through the federal S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) 2005 Initiative. The grant funding will enhance and continue existing Sexual Assault Squad (SAS) duties of investigating the crimes of rape and sexual assaults. The funds for cell phone service and color printer cartridges for the case file preparation will assist the SAS detectives in a high quality and more efficient investigative process. The City must act as 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 make the awarded funding available for use when the project period starts January 1, 2006.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact for the 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 FY2005 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant, to authorize an appropriation of $12,642.00 from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund to the Division of Police to cover the costs of the Sexual Abuse Squad FY2005 VAWA grant project and to declare an emergency. ($12,642.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Division of Police has been awarded a FY2005 Violence Against Women Act grant to enhance and continue existing CPD Sexual Assault Squad (SAS) services; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding is for the cost of cell phone service and color printer cartridges; and
WHEREAS, the grant project period begins January 1, 2006 emergency designation is needed to expedite making the awarded grant funds available for expenditure; 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 a FY2005 VAWA Grant for the CPD Sexual Abuse Squad (SAS), and to authorize an appropriation for the FY2005 SAS VAWA Grant project 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 a Fiscal Year 2005 Violence Against Women Act subgrantee award for the Sexual Abuse Squad 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 project period, the sum of $12,642.00 is appropriated as follows:
DIV FD OBJ #1 OBJ #3 OCACD GRANT AMOUNT
30-03 220 02 2193 336027 336027 $ 2,562.00
30-03 220 03 3323 336027 336027 10,080.00
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.